Nyantakyi clears air on $577,500 management honorarium

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  • Tony 11 years ago

    How can people be so greedy and capitalise on the play of words to siffon huge sums of money from the already dried coffers of the state? Anyway those who approved this are to be blamed...selfish Ghanaians!!!!

  • Zoobie-Zoobie 11 years ago

    unbelievable

  • OLD SOLDIER 11 years ago

    AUTHOR: MARTIN A.B.K. AMIDU....

    It would appear that those in control of the NDC, for the time being, were bent on excluding other bona fide members of the Party who may wish to lay democratic claims to who becomes the ne ...
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  • Anonymous Coward 11 years ago

    You call them thieves. I call them highway robbers. Don't they take their monthly salaries? What a sad country?

  • True Talk 11 years ago

    He should tell us who got paid and what they received. What kind of generalisation is MORE THAN 20?? The question is How Many?? How Much?? and For Doing What Exactly??

  • True Talk 11 years ago

    How is what is written in the article equate to CLEARING THE AIR?? Journalism have gone to the dogs!!! I wonder how the commission will dress this up in their final report-

  • Senior Wisdom 11 years ago

    What planet are we on to even give this a semblance of acceptability. Pay a lump some to a management with ambiguous definition to share a boot. How are we going to request accountability if one person shares, and how can you ...
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  • Whatever 11 years ago

    The GFA boss has put the truth out there. He says this is the practice at the FA and EOCO doesn't have a problem with it. If you want a break-down say so and stop this irrational accusation. It is beyond rational beviour

  • KB,LONDON 11 years ago

    outsiders that made WHAT contribution? How many of them were there, and what did they do specifically? Muntari has said these useless 'management' people had been following them for too long, DOING ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.

  • Kofi Thomas, Cape Coast 11 years ago

    It has been long that public officials disrespected Ghanaians. Ghanaians are slow to anger and rich in mercy so public officials have made Ghanaians like a proverbial prostitute: officials think they fuck any time, at any pla ...
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  • Futbala 11 years ago

    This is a sorry guy. He has no regard for the commission. Otherwise, how does he claim he is a Christian, but swears on the Koran? He has com to the commission to tell lies and hide behind FIFA to STEAL. So far no cogent expl ...
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  • @siaw56 11 years ago

    fool people@gfa

  • Kofi Ata, Cambridge, UK 11 years ago

    So one person signs as having collected the allowance as Management Fees but the individual recipients do not sign to indicate how much each received? What a system? That, I believe is deliberately so to cheat. Peanuts for so ...
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  • Blame the Honorables. 11 years ago

    Even if the Custodian signed for the Management Committee, we the people need to know how much was received from FIFA, how much each entity received. Thanks to you, the whole world knows how much the players received, but not ...
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  • Defender 11 years ago

    Nyantakyi is a crook.

  • Emma 11 years ago

    I agree let him tell the public how much he got and provide what each management member got also.

  • Zoobie-Zoobie 11 years ago

    but in Ghana he is untouchable

  • Yoga 11 years ago

    Lump sum of money given to one person to distribute at their own discretion. What a shame? Oh Poor Ghana. Anywhere in the world, this Nyantakyi will be fired right on the spot.

  • Badman 11 years ago

    We need names of all non playing body who took money

  • Ghfuo: jail this thief! 11 years ago

    This thief,.corrupt thinks he is untouchable. He orchestrated the death of anagbla. He is a thief, liar and conniver. He knows what's right butnwont follow just so he can get away with stealing and nkatasuo. Let him show you ...
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  • Quojo 11 years ago

    I want justification on why the seven members deserve 82.5k. I don't care about the semantics and word play...
    This is getting ridiculous....

  • George Bediako 11 years ago

    Does anybody understand what this guy Nyantaky is explaining? He is nothing but a con artist he should go to jail.

  • FIIFI 11 years ago

    JUST LOOK AT HIS ASHANTI WICKED,CRIMINAL UGLY FACE.GET RAID OF THIS ASHANTI THIEVES.THE DOWNFALL OF GHANA IS FROM THESE ASHANTI BUSH ILLITERATE CRIMINALS.

  • concern citizen 11 years ago

    Please be wise enough and stay away from tribal comments.

  • sam 11 years ago

    That tribalism you exhibit towards the same colour of yours is the problem of Africa

  • eddy NY 11 years ago

    Your stupid fool FIIFIyou should stop tribal accusations on this forum, either Ashanti, northner, voltairian we are all the same there good and bad guys in every tribe....

  • J.B. Rockson Washington D.C. 11 years ago

    Oh NDC

  • Bob Kumasi 11 years ago

    The honourable Commission should compel Akwasi Nyantakyi to speedily publish the list of recepients and furnish the amount paid to each person. Ghanaians are entitled to know.
    I do NOT seem to trust this guy. He can talk him ...
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  • Annorwuo 11 years ago

    Ghanaian could top the performance Ackah Blay-Menzah put up on CBS`s 60 Minutes Investigative Program some decades ago,till I saw this 'Slickster' in action today before the Dzamefe Presidential Commission!
    But unlike Uncle ...
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  • AB 11 years ago

    Annorwuo, your memory is fantastic. I recall vividly this interview with Blay Miezah in 1989 on that 60 minutes programme you refereed to. I was equally thrilled by Blay miezah's performance. As for K Nyantakyi, its unbelieva ...
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  • TP 11 years ago

    To steal. Are these guys not paid?

  • Amobie 11 years ago

    What is this campaign being routed for Nyantakyi on your platform? The first time, he really said nothing fantastic but you gave him an interesting headline and today too. The guy presided over a lot of rubbish. He was in ch ...
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  • 'SCIENTIFIC CHRISTIAN' 11 years ago

    WHY DO U WANT TO SEE WHITE AND SAY BLACK? I KNOW KWASI FOR AT LEAST TWO YEARS AND TRUST YOU HE IS NOT THAT KIND OF MAN WHO DO 'CORNER-CORNER' THINGS. I KNOW HIM FOR THAT AND I AM REALLY PROUD OF HIM FOR AT LEAST HAD TAKEN AN ...
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  • Blame the Honorables. 11 years ago

    The issue is not about race or religion. It's about our nation Ghana, and Mr. Nyantakyi is a Ghanaian whom we trust and appointed to the position of President of GFA. His job at the commission is simple, come in and before th ...
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  • concern citizen 11 years ago

    If it is called A in one group and B in another is A not equal to B. your man stated that the coefficient 7 represent exactly seven people for which 5 were present and 2 in absentia which you signed for the money so what is h ...
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  • Rastafara"I" 11 years ago

    he is just blowing hot air....I am surprised the judge is being so patient with him

  • Joe Turkey 11 years ago

    So this journalist thinks Nyantakyi has cleared anything. If management takes honorarium (what's in a name), did the management also asked for their honorarium in cash at the same time that the players were asking for their a ...
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  • Blame the Honorables. 11 years ago

    They also demanded to be paid, not only the players. The fact known to us is 3million dollars was airlifted to Brazil, the math shows a lot of money was left over after paying the players and coaches. How much did it cost Gha ...
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  • OPANIN KWAKU ATTA. 11 years ago

    WHEN ARE WE GOING TO LEARN HOW TO SACRIFICE A LITTLE BIT TO MOTHER GHANA? THE COUNTRY IS FULL OF WISE PEOPLE,BUT WE LACK PEOPLE WITH WISDOM TO RULE THIS COUNTRY.OUR FOUNDING FATHERS ARE CRYING IN THEIR GRAVES FOR UNPATRIOTIC ...
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  • John Kool 11 years ago

    I said it from day one, there are mafia cats at the GFA who are feeding fat on our scarce resources.
    Mr. GFA President I am not convinced by the so called management honorarium paid in dollars when services are provided in G ...
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  • Futbala 11 years ago

    This is a sorry guy. He has no regard for the commission. Otherwise, how does he claim he is a Christian, but swears on the Koran? He has com to the commission to tell lies and hide behind FIFA to STEAL. So far no cogent ...
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  • Anders from Denmark 11 years ago

    This is the reason for hiring obrinis. Blacks are selfish and greedy. Shame on them !

  • I J 11 years ago

    it's all grammar grammar grammar

  • K K 11 years ago

    Who paid whom what? How many people were paid and for job performance? How much tax have they paid on the income? Thieves honor. Shame!!!

  • Suarez 11 years ago

    Kwasi Nyantakyi is a hardened CRIMINAL.He speaks lies upon lies.He definitely deserves a minimum jail sentence of 80yr
    s with TOUGH labour.

  • hon mahadin wa 11 years ago

    Even before hearing your official side of the story I have been more than convince of your innocense.please ghanaians leave this man to help ghana football develop with time.We as a country also need consistency at the helm o ...
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  • Atogna 11 years ago

    u think Whiteman fool like dat abi?

  • Nii Lartey Nartey. 11 years ago

    Ghana is turned into a fertile grounds for criminals to create and share the state covers.

    The Nyatakyi led GFA is turned into official looting brigade with even such embarrassing report from BBC of attempt to sell Ghana m ...
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  • J KUFFOUR 11 years ago

    ...EXCUSE ME...

  • Raf 11 years ago

    why should u swear on de Quran.God ll catch
    up with you for swearing on de Quran.Dis guy totally disrespected de Holy book.De Holy quran ll expose u in de long run.

  • TOGBE 11 years ago

    We need names and how much each was received, and they have to collaborate with the payments to clear the air. This will make the whole country see who get what and when. Do not throw dust in our eyes.

  • kontomoa kese 11 years ago

    That simply explain that , the gfa, and all fa in the world are just corrupt. If this is they just share money for go8ng to games , then football will never develop. A bunch of money hungry suckers. Who and what gives these p ...
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  • Tina 11 years ago

    Christian swearing by a quran. Nyantakyi will live to regret the rest of his life. You are deceiving yourself not God. You can fool ghanaians but time will tell.

  • Mm 11 years ago

    U failed Gh u failed the Prez...Conniving Mfs,if u don't get jailed n
    ow,at ur old age u will...Gh will change surly nd surely

  • Kwabina Sekyi 11 years ago

    Wow, this guy's answers are so nuanced.What is "Management Honorariums" and what is the benchmark or criteria for earning it? I agree with most of the comments here. Who received what amount and is it legal?

    It is very unf ...
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  • Nana- Yaw. 11 years ago

    Nyantakyi is a big thief and useless to GFA.
    He should not Only be dismissed but be put to Court and be jailed?
    A proferssional and an advanced thief

  • Annorwuo 11 years ago

    The Commission`s counsel ask the GFA boss to tell the whole nation how much he makes per month,including perks;and whether or not he is owed any salary arrears? He should ask him to provide details spanning his entire 9 or 10 ...
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  • seeMe 11 years ago

    What is so special about this man that Ghana cannot get rid of him. Is he all that we have in Ghana to manage senior soccer? That's very, very sad.

  • Marcus o.k 11 years ago

    Your action constitutes a serious breach of ordinary common sense and equity.You hate Ashanti too much.What have we done to you?

  • Marcus o.k 11 years ago

    Thanks Fiifii is a gutter man that's why he can't refrain from speaking gutter language

  • Whatever 11 years ago

    The GFA boss has stated that that is a standing order they've using and even EOCO is aware and that the practice is not something they have problem with. What again? Those accusers...if you want a break-down say so and stop t ...
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  • Annorwuo 11 years ago

    Fact-finding one,and as such, any attempt to to pull stunts through 'slick' generalities should not be countenanced!
    EOCO`s mandate is a completely different bowl of 'enchiladas',and so the fact their investigators are 'hap ...
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  • ,, 11 years ago

    The questions will come later. The commission members are not dummies like the journalists.

  • Obrefo 11 years ago

    Why should somebody signed for another person? These people behave as if they have no common sense at all.

    Nyantakyi is a lawyer and should know you can't casually just sign and collect money on behalf of others without t ...
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