Premature to call for Sports Minister’s removal while CID probe is ongoing – Ernest Norgbey

Ernest Norgbey, Chairman of Parliament’s Youth and Sports Committee, has stated that it would be premature to call for the removal of Sports Minister Kofi Adams while investigations into alleged irregularities surrounding Ghana’s World Cup travel arrangements are ongoing. Norgbey emphasized that he would only support calls for the minister to step aside if the committee’s investigations establish that his continued stay in office could interfere with the process.

The Minority in Parliament has called for President John Mahama to remove Adams following allegations surrounding the arrangements for officials and others who travelled for the 2026 World Cup, including allegations that some individuals paid significantly more than the amounts contemplated in the original arrangements. However, Norgbey stressed that conclusions must first be established through investigations and that the National Sports Authority (NSA) boss, Yaw Ampofo-Ankrah, was asked to step aside after being invited by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to provide evidence.

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