The Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, has actually petitioned the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to examine believed corruption and administrative abnormalities in visa plans connected to the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
In a petition dated Thursday, October 15, the MP called the National Sports Authority (NSA), Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) and Ministry of Sports and Recreation, along with personal entities TRIBE Culture Fest and the Ghana Tourism Federation (GHATOF), for examination.
He is asking CHRAJ to analyze recipient lists, the confirmation of people provided as institutional workers, the requirements for choosing candidates and the management of payments and sponsorship profits.
According to the petition, a list of 102 names supposedly sent in connection with the NSA consisted of just 15 people who might be validated as workers through the records taken a look at.
Mr Assafuah stated the inconsistency required to be discussed with supporting documentary proof.
He has actually likewise required an examination into the GTA’s reported allotment of 400 United States visa slots and 800 Canadian visa slots, consisting of how recipients were chosen, the approvals given, and how sponsorship profits were utilized.
The petition even more describes a reported July 2026 demand by 14 GTA local directors looking for descriptions about the allowance procedure and making use of funds.
Issues have actually likewise been raised about supposed payments of about GH cents 2,250 per individual under plans including GHATOF.
The MP desires private investigators to develop whether visa charges were paid and whether cash gathered from candidates was reimbursed.
Mr Assafuah is prompting CHRAJ to get appropriate arrangements, correspondence, recipient lists and monetary records to develop the functions of the organizations and people included.
He desires the Commission to identify whether any public officer abused their position or breached their administrative responsibilities and make suitable suggestions.
He has actually likewise required proof of presumed criminal conduct to be described the pertinent authorities where needed.
The MP worried that the issues raised in the petition needs to not be dealt with as recognized findings, however need to be separately examined.
The petition points out Articles 218(a) and 218(e) of the 1992 Constitution and the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice Act, 1993 (Act 456), as the legal basis for the demand.
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