Science and Sports has tasked the various Associations under the
auspices of the National Sports Council (NSC) to put their houses in
order to attract the desired assistance from government.
The Associations are mandated to register as corporate bodies
limited by guarantees to qualify for support from government under the
yet-to-be passed Sports Bill.
Mr Amoah told the GNA Sports that "the need to have
associations registered, get a constitution and give it a national
character are all part of our efforts to make them suit the modern
trends of running sports".These are among the requirements in the
Sports Bill that is aimed at improving sports administration in the
country.The Deputy Minister said Associations who fail to comply with
the directives will receive no governmental funding for their
programs.e therefore tasked the Associations to have its presence felt
in at least 70 percent of the nation within the next few days. Mr
Amoah said he is also clamouring for a proper constitution capable of
ensuring assumption of leadership only through elections.
"Getting elected to lead the associations will add a lot to their
growth."Leaders will know that getting a second chance means their
ability to deliver and that alone will motivate them to step up their
output to win the confidence of the voters."It is about time we depart
from that era where appointment is the order of the day and the
appointing authorities sometimes find it uneasy to kick out under
performers because of the possible embarrassment that will cause those
administrators".
03 April 07
