Your Outbursts Won't Stop us From Seeking Accountability - Okudzeto to GFA

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Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Member of Parliament for North Tongu, has remained resolute in his pursuit of accountability from the Ghana Football Association (GFA), asserting that the Association's vocal opposition will not deter him from seeking transparency. 

Ablakwa pointed out that the GFA and its members have embarked on a spree of vocal objections subsequent to his public declaration regarding seeking accountability following Ghana’s AFCON challenges.

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Ablakwa conveyed his steadfast determination, emphasizing that the GFA's responses will not dissuade him and his colleagues from posing essential inquiries regarding the Association's role in the setbacks encountered in Ghanaian football. 

He underscored the critical importance of demanding answers and clarifications from an organization that he believes has fallen short in its responsibilities to Ghanaian football.


In addition to his stand on GFA accountability, Ablakwa extended his praise to journalists who have announced plans to stage a protest against the Ghana Football Association. 

He saluted these individuals as "courageous and patriotic sports journalists" and expressed his intention, along with others, to participate in the planned demonstration on February 14, 2024. His expressions underscore a commitment to standing in solidarity with those advocating for greater transparency within the realm of Ghanaian football.


Read Statement Below 

A certain GFA official says I have no right to expose their unconscionable and lottocratic US$8.5 million Black Stars budget. He can rave, bark, howl, growl, roar, and rant but nothing will stop me from demanding full accountability. 

When as a Member of Parliament I see thousands of my beloved constituents go to bed each night in tents because of VRA’s catastrophic spillage from the Akosombo and Kpong dams, and when after 5 long months government and VRA callously claim they don’t have money to construct resettlement homes for my people; good conscience cannot permit me to be silent and watch evil triumph. 

Our fellow compatriots including women, the aged and children would not have to live in tents donated by the US government and the Red Cross if they had GHS105 million to replace their damaged homes. 

My beloved constituents have done nothing wrong to deserve this; rather, they are going through all this suffering, indignity, and destitution so the Akosombo and Kpong dams would be preserved for the entire nation to enjoy electricity.


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