Minister of Youth and Sports, Mustapha Ussif, has given a positive update on the renovation of the Essipong Sports Stadium.
According to the Minister, the edifice which is in a deplorable state at the time of writing, is getting a facelift to restore several damaged portions of the infrastructure.
He said this in his address to the media on issues concerning infrastructure and the Norway Scandal purportedly involving representatives of Ghana’s Paralympic Team. (Click highlighted text to read full story)
On the state of the Essipong Stadium that was built to host games in the 2008 AFCON in Ghana, Minister Ussif shared a positive message.
“We have very good news for you on Essipong. As we speak, the contractor is roofing Essipong. We told you from the beginning that work was ongoing…when you are doing construction, there is no way the place will look very tidy until you finish.”
“We told you that they were blasting because a lot of the metals that were used were being damaged and the contractor as part of his scope was to make sure that they blast them all the metals and then coat them.”
The Minister addressed the press in the presence of Deputy Minister of Sports Evans Bobie Opoku and National Youth Authority CEO Pius Hadzide. Scroll down to watch Minister Ussif’s statement on the Essipong Stadium.
