Ghana Tourism Authority
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Oct 19, 2026
Nana DzimaSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Tribe did not receive the alleged six hundred and eleven thousand from the private individuals referred to in the public allegation, and we did not enter into personal financial ar-arrangements be-being attributed to us.
Nana DzimaSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Tribe stated contractual relationships concerning the programs in question, where with the National Sports Authority or the Ghana Tourism Authority is-- was involved.
Nana DzimaSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Our dealings were institutional arrangements relating to specific programs and activities.
Nana DzimaSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
They were not personal financial arrangements with private individuals seeking visas to travel to the United States, Canada, or in fact, Mexico.
Nana GyimaSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Tribe did not receive the alleged six hundred and eleven thousand from the private individuals referred to in the public allegation, and we do not enter into personal financial arrangements be-being attributed to us.
Nana GyimaSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Tribe stated contractual relationships concerning the programs in question, where with the National Sports Authority or the Ghana Tourism Authority is, was involved.
Nana GyimaSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Our dealings were institutional arrangements relating to specific programs and activities.
Nana GyimaSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
They were not personal financial arrangements with private individuals seeking visas to travel to the United States, Canada, or in fact, Mexico.
Kenneth JesseHOST
The NPP is demanding a parliamentary inquiry, but will they get it with sports minister already dismissing calls for him to resign?
Dennis Miracles AboagyeSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Parliament must step in and summon their member, who happens to be the Minister for Sports and Recreation, summon the CEO of the Ghana Tourism Authority to answer questions on the floor of the house.
Dennis Miracles AboagyeSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
But most importantly, the Youth and Sports Committee must conduct a public inquiry.
Dennis Miracles AboagyeSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Parliament must step in and summon their member, who happens to the Minister for Sports and Recreation, summon the CEO of the Ghana Tourism Authority to answer questions on the f-
Kenneth JesseHOST
We have details as the NPP demands criminal investigations from YoCO and the OSP as they push for the recovery of monies paid by visa applicants
Dennis Miracles AboagyeSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
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Kenneth JesseHOST
My name is Kenneth Jesse.
Kenneth JesseHOST
Tonight, the opposition NPP is demanding a public inquiry by Parliament's Youth and Sports Committee into the alleged World Cup visa scandal.
Dennis Miracles AbuadzieSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Minister for Sports and Recreation, Ura Kofi Adams, wo nyinaa nkyɛn, na nhye nhye mu no ye de yi, entumi nkoso.
Dennis Miracles AbuadzieSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Die to so me nu, Ghana Tourism Authority maamen no CEO no, de nnipa fifty bi kɔ embassies wom yɛ media people a, wom nyɛ media people de no ngu ase aka ye.
Dennis Miracles AbuadzieSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Sɛ nhye nhye mu koso.
Dennis Miracles AbuadzieSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Wo nyinaa nkyɛn, na nhye nhye mu te ye de yi, nkoso.
Dennis Miracles AbuadzieSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Entumi nk ba sɛ National Sports Authority CEO ekofi, na Ghana Tourism Authority CEO de ye de yi, otew.
Dennis Miracles AbuadzieSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Die to so me nsa, ye ma Office of Special Prosecutor, aso hu ye nu.
Dennis Miracles AbuadzieSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Because, ns m no yɛ ka no, ɛnyɛ sikasa mu nko a, fraud ka ho.
Dennis Miracles AbuadzieSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Die to so die me, ye sei Parliament, mmara se medwom.
E.K. WallaceHOST
Onu ana edimande immediate resignation or the removal of sports and recreation minister Kofi Adams, arguing he should be held, uh, to account just like officials asked to step aside.
E.K. WallaceHOST
Nti party no also call for air chief executive officer of the Ghana Tourism Authority, GTA, se onoso en stepu aside over alleged air irregularities.
E.K. WallaceHOST
Nti NPP omu eje air parliament youth and sports air committee.
E.K. WallaceHOST
Omuso omu semu minister no na afi nsukan air GTA SEO nomo answer questions before parliament.
Dennis Miracles AboagyeSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Let me clarify this.
Dennis Miracles AboagyeSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
If you have the Ministry of Youth and Sports, Ministry of Sports and Recreation, submitting names of 90 people who are supposed to be staff of the Sports Authority turning out to be false.
Dennis Miracles AboagyeSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
If you have the Ghana Tourism Authority submitting names of media practitioners, supposedly 50 of them, and only two of them turn out to be true, what basically our state functionaries, our state officials, our government officials have done to you and I is that they have told the embassies that if the government can lie, they can imagine what an ordinary citizen can do.
Dennis Miracles AboagyeSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And so if we used to suffer to get visas as ordinary Ghanaians to travel for whatever purpose, you can imagine how much more damage this is going to do to us.
Michael Kwasi AidooGUEST
Minister Apache said, no, he is not aware.
Michael Kwasi AidooGUEST
He said, Ghana Tourism Authority is here and they are saying Tribe Culture Fest.
Michael Kwasi AidooGUEST
Tribe Culture Fest is a program here in Sankofa Square.
Michael Kwasi AidooGUEST
You see, there are more questions here.
speaker_0HOST
I have a question for you.
speaker_0HOST
Do you think that if you are free, you will be able to go back to your country?
Michael Kwasi AidooGUEST
When I was a minister, I was in charge of the Ghana Tourism Authority.
Michael Kwasi AidooGUEST
I was in charge of the GTA.
Esina OfiagbeduHOST
So the US Embassy reportedly sa- uh, requested proof of employment for four applicants in March, and the minority also says that the Canadian authorities queried a separate list of 102 people, of whom it claims that only 15 could be verified as NSA staff.
Esina OfiagbeduHOST
And in addition to that, the minority equally alleged that the Ghana Tourism Authority submitted 50 people to the US Embassy as media personnel, but only two were identified as known media practitioners during the verification.
Esina OfiagbeduHOST
And the key question is, why were these people actually included on the list, and who verified their professional identity? And in addition to that, the minority is also alleging that the documented facilitation costs were $3,000 per person for US visa and $2,000 for Canadian visa, and it's also alleged that some applicants were charged between 7,000 and 14,000 US dollars.
Esina OfiagbeduHOST
That is also equally a concerns that we'll be looking at this morning.
Dr. ShineHOST
Mm
Merqury QuayeHOST
... made mention of, you know, the fact that, uh, the minister and he's supposed to, he wants to meet our, uh, Ghana Tourism Authority boss-
Dr. ShineHOST
Yeah
Merqury QuayeHOST
... to even send some questions to her, the father.
9 MINS LATER
AdwoaPANELIST
Honorable Kofi Adams, that I or Tribe Culture Fest illegally received 611,000 US dollars and avoiding a refund.
Merqury QuayeHOST
Mm.
AdwoaPANELIST
For the record, Tribe Culture's agreement was solely with the National Sports Authority and Ghana Tourism Authority.
AdwoaPANELIST
Neither I nor Tribe Culture Fest received the alleged 611,000 from any private individual in connection with the arrangement in question.
Deborah AdorsuHOST
The outcome of the engagement may help shape investor perceptions, but lasting confidence will depend on measurable progress at home.
Deborah AdorsuHOST
To sports, Minister for Sports and Recreation, Kofi Adam, says the United States Embassy introduced Tribe Culture Fest to the National Sports Authority and the Ghana Tourism Authority ahead of activities planned around twenty twenty-six FIFA World Cup.
Deborah AdorsuHOST
He made the revelation as he addressed questions about the private event organization's involvement in the visa controversy.
Deborah AdorsuHOST
According to the minister, the introduction took place during a meeting at the US Embassy, then through an arrangement initiated by his ministry.
Deborah AdorsuHOST
The minister's comments comes amid scrutiny of arrangement involving Tribe Culture Fest, the National Sports Authority, and the Ghana Tourism Authority for activities linked to the World Cup in the United States.
Deborah AdorsuHOST
The controversy has raised questions about submitting names to foreign embassies and the role of public institutions in supporting people seeking to travel for World Cup related activities.
Deborah AdorsuHOST
The National Sports Authority did not inform its ministry of any agreement it had reached with the US Embassy concerning visa acquisition.
Deborah AdorsuHOST
The minority in parliament has called for a wider investigation into the roles of the sports ministry, the National Sports Authority, the Ghana Tourism Authority, and the Tribe Culture First, arguing that the controversy raises questions that goes beyond one official.
E.K. WallaceHOST
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E.K. WallaceHOST
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E.K. WallaceHOST
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E.K. WallaceHOST
Now letters [speaking in foreign language] on, uh, May 19th, 2026, NSA and [speaking in foreign language] wrote to air sports ministry asking for visa facilitation for 90 people described as, uh, NSA volunteers and as event air coordinators.
E.K. WallaceHOST
Minister no, essay, essay don't say.
E.K. WallaceHOST
CEO of Airtime no, when they collect say about a, a 511,000 US of A dollars no, wow, and it should be refunded.
E.K. WallaceHOST
GTA and I say, a, a, Ghana's Tourism Authority and the National Sports Authority, it deny collecting any air cash.
E.K. WallaceHOST
But still, uh, they are still beating about the bush.
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