Tension Mounts In RTU

A number of supporters of Real Tamale United in Tamale have expressed their displeasure about the happenings in the team.

Speaking to Kess Radio on the program Kess sports centre, Mr. Farouk Issaku popularly known as Kanawu who happens to be the organizing secretary of Channel ?O? mentioned a member of things which the supporters are not happy about According to him the only thing that the board of directors told the supporters was that Mr. Herbert Mensah has secured 51% share of the club at the cost of two billion five hundred thousand cedis (?2.5bn), and nothing else. He stated that when they (the supporters) checked the accounts of RTU however they never found the money. The supporters are therefore calling on the board of directors to explain to them the where about and what gets into the ? 2.5bn. He added that since Mr. Herbert Mensah took over as the major stake holder of the club he has never visited Tamale. ?The only person we see is Mr Haruna Mohammed who claims to be the special assistant of Mr. Herbert Mensah? he lamented.

Again, Farouk stated that with the introduction of German Peter Dollman as the head coach of the team, the supporters expected that former head Coach Mr Gamel Mumuni would have been made to assist him but rather the strategic investors have brought in Coach Sulley Mohamed, formerly of Real Sportive as his assistant.? Coach Gamel has coached the team for over five years and when there was no money, he remained committed and loyal to RTU. Now that there is money, people want to throw him out. This is unfair? said the Channel ?O? secretary. He reiterated that most of the supporters are not amused about the fact that most of the old players are been thrown out of the team. He went ahead to alleged that most of the new players that are being brought in are players managed by Mr. Haruna Mohammed. The RTU supporters have thus asked the board of directors to organize an emergency meeting to brief all the stake holders the current situation of the club to forestall any mishaps.

In another development Mr Emmaunel Dogbadzi a Sports Presenter of Diamond FM in Tamale alleged on the same show (Kess Sports Centre) that, for allowing some supporters of RTU to air their opinions on his sport program Mr Haruna Mohammed attacked one of his panel members by name Zakaria Safiano and also threatened him to beware about what he says about RTU or else???????.

When Kess Radio contacted Mr. Haruna Mohammed for his side of the story, he had this to say ??I don?t want to comment on this problem ??I don?t have any problem with anybody?? ??I don?t have time to talk about irrelevant issues?? ??Why don?t we talk about the good things that are happening in RTU?? he questioned. Mr. Haruna added that individuals who have made it their agenda to thwart the efforts of RTU will not have their way.