About 13,000 individuals, together with athletes, workers and friends, converged in Ghana in March for the African Games.
Hoteliers demand fee from Sports Ministry
The report cited a number of the hoteliers who claimed they’d obtained simply 20% of the fee for accommodating guests in the course of the Games.
However, reacting to this, the Sports Minister admitted that 44 resorts have been engaged for the Games however mentioned solely 28 of them are owed presently.
“We engaged 44 hotels during the African Games and as we speak, only 28 of them are being owed by the ministry, the rest have all been paid in full 100%,” Mustapha Ussif mentioned, as quoted by Joy Sports.
“So, once I noticed the report that over 48 resorts threatened to sue the Ministry due to non-payment of payments, these reviews weren’t correct.
“We have paid the remaining 28 hotels more than 40% and when we receive the funding, they will be paid. When you have a budget, it doesn’t mean that you have money. As and when we receive money, the rest will be catered for.”
Meanwhile, Ghana completed in sixth place total with 68 medals after internet hosting the African Games in March.