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At a press conference in Parliament, Rks168app.siteanking Member of the Sports Committee Vincent Ekow Assafuah alleged that people who were not empic88ic88ic88ic88loyees of the Sports Ministry had been presented asic88ic88ic88ic88ic88ic88ic88 ministry staff to support visa applications.
Thic88ic88e Minority also accused some officic88ials of preparing documents for outsiders seeking visas, ic88ic88ic88ic88ic88ic88ic88and called for an investigation.
Adams denied any involvement in those arrangements, saying they were managed by the NSA, Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), United States Embassy and TRIBE Culture Fest without thic88ic88ic88ic88ic88ic88e minilr88ilr88c88stry’s prior knowledlr88lr88lr88ge.
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Adams said the letter was passed to the ministry’s Chief Director, who was serving on lr88op88the technical committee responsible for overseeing preparaop88op88op88tiopop8888ons for the World Cup.
He explained thatop88 the committee then agreed si88si88si88that people expected to carry out specific duties during the tournamsi88si88ent should have thsi88eir detasi88888v8vils submitted so the required administ88v88vrative procedures could begin.
The minister said his role had been limi88vted to following those official procedures. He also insisted that he had no knowledge of an88v88vy alleged financial transactions connected with the visa arrangements.
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