{"id":29414,"date":"2021-09-24T07:27:04","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T07:27:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=29414"},"modified":"2021-09-24T07:27:05","modified_gmt":"2021-09-24T07:27:05","slug":"government-did-nothing-wrong-airlifting-3-million-to-brazil-for-black-stars-joseph-yamin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=29414","title":{"rendered":"Government did nothing wrong airlifting $3 Million to Brazil for Black Stars \u2013 Joseph Yamin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Former Deputy Sports Minister, Joseph Yamin has indicated that the NDC government did nothing wrong when they airlifted three million dollars from Ghana to Brazil during the 2014 world Cup to pay appearance fees owed the Black Stars players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ghana was subjected to ridicule by the international media after millions of dollars was airlifted to Brazil to pay agitated players who had boycotted training at the world cup due to unpaid appearance fees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A commission of inquiry (Dzamefe Commission) was set up afterwards to investigate the matter after which several recommendations were made.<br>But speaking on Starr Chat with Nana Aba Anamoah, Joseph Yamin who was then deputy sports minster insists government had no other options in dealing with the matter hence can\u2019t be blamed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFlying the money to Brazil was the only means we could get money to the players, they were insisting they will not play if they don\u2019t see the physical cash\u201d. \u201cYou have a day to do that, there is no bank transaction that could get them the money at that particular moment so the only means was to fly it. The point is that government did nothing wrong, let me set the records straight\u201d Yamin stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: Ghana\/Starrfm.com.gh<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Send your news stories to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:dannyboy744@gmail.com\">dannyboy744@gmail.com<\/a>\u00a0and via WhatsApp on +233 266777777<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Deputy Sports Minister, Joseph Yamin has indicated that the NDC government did nothing wrong when they airlifted three million dollars from Ghana to Brazil during the 2014 world Cup to pay appearance fees owed the Black Stars players. 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