Volta Needs A Stadium
A group of Journalists and Sports Broadcasters in the Volta Region have taken to social media to register their displeasure about government’s inability to give the region a befitting sports complex as promised in the NDC’s 2008 campaign manifesto
The dilapidated facility which the region can boast of has since been closed down for renovation works.
However checks by Gbc/Volta Star Radio Sports desk revealed that there is no budgetary allocation for such rehabilitation.
The shambolic state of the Ho Sports Stadium has turned into a place of convenience, refuse dump and a hub for wee smokers cum criminals.
The Volta Region which is described as the world bank of the ruling National Democratic Congress has denied its people the joy and excitements in sports in the absence of a modern sporting complex.
The Deputy Regional Minister, Francis Ganyaglo who chairs a 12 member committee, tasked to acquire a suitable land, document it and supervise the construction of a befitting Sports complex for the people of the region, revealed that the proposed site for the Stadium has been relocated to a new site along the Adaklu road. He said that encroachers have taken over the old site, compelling them to find a new place for the project.
The Deputy Regional Minister said the Committee also paid a working visit to the Cape coast and Essipong stadia early last year to get enlightened on how to put things in order for the project.
However Gbc/Volta Star Radio Sports desk can confirm that their efforts has since not yielded any result.
These unfulfilled promise of government aggravated Journalists and other concerned citizens to take to Twitter and other social media platforms on Tuesday morning to demand for a befitting sports complex via twitter handle, with the Hash tag #VoltaNeedsAStadium.
KINGNOBERT @kingnobert 6h6 hours ago
Sports is wealth and health. @kduodugh @CCTetteh @Citi973 #VoltaNeedsaStadium
Eric Eli Adzie ·
Twitter ·
https://t.co/uF1fkgPN6l
The plight of the people
#voltaneedsastadium
This is the state of our stadium Kojo Akoto Boateng Lambert Coffie Atsivor Kwadwo Duodu #VoltaNeedsaStadium
Denis Nutifafa Ofori
at 12:01pm · Twitter
· A promise that has lasted over a decade. #VoltaNeedsAStadium . Over A Decade I say. #VoltaNeedsAStadium
Fred Quame Asare
at 10:00am ·
#VoltaArise #VoltaNeedsAStadium with Edward Semabia Richard Selassie Makuz-Tibu Reckon Blue Dreamchaser Jerome Biggz Blez Sitso Hosi Christian Sowada Bedzrah Emma Kwasi Stanley Adjei Stanley Bongo Stanley Nelvis Albert Stanfield
Michael Nene Lamptey
at 10:33am ·
Passion of the Nation is Football
Where is it played, Stadium.
#VoltaNeedsAstadium
Eric Eli Adzie ·
Twitter
A struggle,a cool fight. Give it to us. Its called Equity not Equality
#voltaNeedsAstadium @Citi973 @Starr1035Fm
Rustum Gameli Senorgbe
at 10:14am ·
#voltaneedsastadium
Dj Caleb
5 hrs ·
Retweeted Gabby Otchere-Darko (@GabbyDarko):
#VoltaNeedsAstadium I support the campaign. In fact, Volta needs jobs, roads, water & all that the region deserves. Volta; not Voter Region
Gabby Otchere-Darko (@GabbyDarko): #VoltaNeedsAstadium I support the campaign. In fact, Volta needs jobs, roads, water & all that the region deserves. Volta; not Voter Region