Former President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) Kwesi Nyantakyi, has been charged with three offences. He was charged with con...
Former President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) Kwesi Nyantakyi, has been charged with three offences.
He was charged with conspiracy to commit fraud, fraud, and corruption by a public officer.
A former member of the Association’s Executive Committee, Abdulai Alhassan, was also slapped with two charges namely; conspiracy to commit fraud and fraud.
Principal State Attorney, Victoria Asiedua, told an Accra High Court Wednesday that the two individuals executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on behalf of a non-existent company claiming to be attracting sponsorship for the Ghana Premier League.
The two were also alleged to have demanded $12 million from the supposed investors promising to land them major contracts in Ghana.
According to the prosecution, Mr Nyantakyi said the money will be distributed as follows; $5 million for the President, $3 million for the Vice President, $2 million for the Roads and Highway’s Minister, $1 million dollars for his Deputy with the rest reserved for the Mr Nyantakyi and Mr Alhassan.
Background
Kwesi Nyantakyi was implicated in a football scandal after an investigative documentary by investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas.
The former football administrator was captured in the video using President Akufo-Addo’s name to peddle influence.
Government had come under pressure to prosecute Mr Nyantakyi.
The banned FIFA official was granted a 1 million cedi bail with three sureties, one to be justified. Same conditions apply to Mr Alhassan.
They are also required to report every Friday at the police CID. The case has been adjourned to March 25 for case management conference.
Source:theghanareport.com
