Former Minister of Youth and Sports, Nii Lante Vanderpuye, has stated that he won’t be surprised if allegations of forgery in the Norway Scandal had an official endorsement from government officials.
He said this in an interview on Citi FM’s Eyewitness News in the wake of the scandal that has gripped sports headlines since the story broke this past weekend.
A letter from the Ministry of National Security addressed to the Ministry of Youth and Sports and Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration stated that nine individuals who claimed to be para-athletes representing Ghana at the Bergren Marathon, had absconded in Norway.
In a press briefing, the Sports Minister, Mustapha Ussif, stated that he won’t take responsibility for the scandal because due processes weren’t followed. (Click highlighted text to read full story)
National Paralympic Committee-Ghana President Samson Deen stated that his signature was forged on letters used to process the visas. (Click highlighted text to read full story)
However, former Sports Minister, Nii Lante Vanderpuye, stated that he wouldn’t be surprised if allegations of forgery had an official endorsement and referenced the 2018 Commonwealth Games scandal where similar counts of impersonations were allegedly conducted.
“We are talking about a regime under which we’ve seen situations where people were virtually made athletes, journalists and reporters when they are not during the Australia Commonwealth Games you all know what happened, the Commonwealth Visa scandal…government officials, state officials were involved. What has come out of that issue, what has come of that case.”
“Under this government, everything is possible…I would not be surprised if this so-called issue of forged documents had an official endorsement.”
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