Soccer News of Monday, 16 May 2016

Source: ghanasportsonline.com

Sport Minister has no power to scrap bonuses of management members – Palmer

GFA Executive member Wilfred Osei Palmer GFA Executive member Wilfred Osei Palmer

Ghana Football Association executive Committee member Wilfred Osei Palmer has insisted Sports Minister Nii Lante Vanderpuije has no power to scrap winning bonuses of management members of the various national teams.

The Sports Minister has hinted his attempt to seize the bonuses given to management members of the National teams.

Management members are given winning bonuses for every victory chalked by any of the national teams especially with the Black Stars team.

Vanderpuije however believes the appointment of certain individuals should purely be sacrificial hence planning to end the long-term incentives given to the management members.

Osei Palmer who is the management chairman of the Black Stars team says the Minister has no authority to stop their enticements since is a cabinet decision.

“That decision to pay honorarium to management came from cabinet and not the Ghana FA and so when the minister indicated he was going to cancel it I was perturbed.” He told Starr Sports.

"This is because when cabinet takes decision it takes another cabinet to cancel it. Maybe he was on a political platform to say this because it is very interesting to note that the ministry is still paying.”