President Akufo-Addo Suspends Deputy Minister For Youth And Sports; Acting Director General Of The National Sports Authority

President Akufo-Addo has suspended the Deputy Minister for Youth and Sports Pius Enam Hadzide and the acting Director General of the National Sports Authority Robert Sarfo
Mensah, a statement signed by the Director of Communications at the Presidency says.

BELOW IS THE FULL STATEMENT 

PRESIDENT AKUFO-ADDO SUSPENDS DEPUTY MINISTER FOR YOUTH AND SPORTS; ACTING DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE NATIONAL SPORTS AUTHORITY 

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Thursday, 12th April, 2018, suspended from office, with immediate effect, the Deputy Minister for Youth and Sports, Pius Enam Hadzide; and the acting Director General of the National Sports Authority, Hon. Robert Sarfo Mensah.

This decision has been taken following preliminary investigations conducted into the circumstances that led to the arrest of some sixty (60) Ghanaians, who had allegedly attempted to enter Australia by false pretences, in the on-going 21st Commonwealth Games. 

The President of the Ghana Olympic Committee, Mr. Ben Nunoo Mensah; the Board Chairman of the National Sports Authority, Hon. Kwadwo Baah Agyeman; and the Chef-de-Maison for the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Mr Mohammed Sahnoon, have also been recalled from the Games to assist in investigations currently being undertaken by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Police Service.

Signed
Eugene Arhin Director of Communications

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