President of the Ghana Weightlifting Federation (GWF), Mr. Ben Nunoo-Mensah is bent on reviving the country’s dwindling athletics.
Exhibiting his passion for sports at the launch of an ambitious campaign to lead the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) as it goes to the polls on March 15, 2017, he said, he will create a transparent and accountable GOC, which will see to the involvement of all key stakeholders, from the board to sub-committee level
The campaign launch tagged, “The Renaissance – Let’s get our sports working again” captures 19 key points that have been identified by Mr Nunoo-Mensah to help revive Ghana sports.
He said he will also ensure the continuation of the abandoned Olympic Project at Amansaman, in the Greater Accra Region.
The Nunoo-Mensah Presidency will also see the GOC acquiring a modern and well furnished structure by lobbying the Ministry of Works and Housing, to serve as its secretariat and will be named the Olympic House”, whilst efforts will be made at lobbying the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to visit Ghana.
He added that there will be decentralization of the activities of the GOC, through the formation of eight sub-committees, to ensure smooth and effective policy formulation and implementation.
They are; Finance, Olympic Solidarity and Projects, Events and Programmes, Fundraising/Marketing and Sponsorship, Legal and Constitutional, Medical, Communication and National Federation Relations.
According to the campaign documents, the new GOC will be self sustaining and will also ensure national federations are assisted to pay their affiliation fees.
Meanwhile, George Lamptey, current 1st Vice President of the Ghana Boxing Federation (GBF) says he wants to contribute to the promotion and development of Ghanaian sports by getting elected as an executive member of the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC).
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