Deputy Sports Minister, NSA boss suspended over visa racketeering

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has with immediate effect suspended deputy Youth and Sports Minister Pius Enam Hadzide and the acting Director General of the National Sports Authority, Robert Sarfo Mensah.

The two are said to be among others who have been implicated in the Commonwealth Games visa racketeering for some 60 fake journalists and athletes sent to Australia.

“This decision has been taken following preliminary investigations conducted into the circumstances that led to the arrest of some sixty (60) Ghanaians, who had allegedly attempted to enter Australia by false pretences in the on-going 21st Commonwealth Games,” a statement from the presidency explained.

President of the Ghana Olympic Committee, Ben Nunoo Mensah; the Board Chairman of the National Sports Authority, Kwadwo Baah Agyeman andd the Chef-de-Maison for the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Mohammed Sahnoon, have also been recalled from the Games.

The statement dated April 12 and signed by Eugene Arhin, Director of Communications at the presidency said the officials have been recalled to assist in investigations currently being undertaken by the Criminal Investigation Department of the Police Service.

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