As president John Mills has had FIFA’s consent to establish the Public Interest Committee to oversee the disbursement of funds invested in football by the state, one person who feels vindicated is the Board Chairman of the National Sports Council, Kojo Bonsu.
Kojo Bonsu has been advocating for the setting up of the PIC but like he will put it, “I was chastised by everybody when calling for the setting up of the PIC but now I feel vindicated. The right thing must be done.”
President John Mills gave the assurance yesterday when he addressed journalists from his trip from Switzerland. He agreed to the call by individuals and corporate bodies to establish the committee to ensure probity and accountability in the management of the various national teams. The president said he met with FIFA president, Sepp Blatter where he raised the issue of whether or not demanding accountability from the Ghana Football Association amounted to interference.
Mr Blatter was said to have indicated that demanding accountability from the GFA did not amount to any interference but rather strengthened the government resolve to ensure transparency and accountability in the various national teams. In this light, President John Mills gave the assurance that proper steps will be taken to see to its setting up.
The five member Public Interest Committee will act as a liaison between the GFA and the government. Mr Bonsu said in an interview with X FM that the government spends so much money financing football in the country and that it is only prudent that the money are accounted for. He said the president’s intervention will go a long way to “help the growing generation to understand that if there is a law or a constitutional requirement, it should be abided by.”
