Mustapha Ussif is a former sports minister
Former sports minister, Mustapha Ussif, will meet with officials from the National Investigation Bureau (NIB) for interrogation on Monday, April 7, 2025.
This comes after the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, released Ussif and Member of Parliament for Gomoa Central, Kwame Obeng Asare, also known as A Plus, to be investigated by the NIB.
In a statement signed by the Clerk of Parliament, Ebenezer Ahumah Djietror, it was indicated that the two MPs are supposed to meet the NIB officials for a preliminary interaction on urgent matters of national concern.
“Please refer to your letter dated March 25, 2025, regarding the request for the release of Mustapha Yussif, MP for Yagaba Kubori Constituency, and Kwame Asare Obeng (A Plus), MP for Gomoa Central Constituency. I am directed by the Rt Hon Speaker to inform you that, having regard to the limitations of Articles 117 and 118 of the 1992 Constitution of the Republic, the existing protocols established with the security and intelligence agencies, and also the public interest, Parliament, in principle, agrees to the request in the above matter,” parts of the statement read.
“Accordingly, the Rt Hon Speaker has directed the Honourable Members to make themselves available for the preliminary interaction with your officials in Parliament, on Monday, April 7, 2025, at 10:00 am at the Sir Emmanuel Charles Quist Conference Room, Office of the Speaker,” the statement added.
The letter, however, did not disclose why the NIB summoned the two MPs for questioning. However, rumors suggest that the former sports minister’s issue is related to Ghana’s hosting of the African Games.
It would be recalled that the Minister of Sports and Recreation, Kofi Adams, vowed that the government would investigate the expenditure for the 2023 African Games to recover allegedly misappropriated funds, which Ussif oversaw.
According to reports, the Government of Ghana allocated a $47 million operational budget for the 2023 African Games, held from March 8 to March 23, 2024.
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