Africa-Press – Ghana. Mr Kofi Adams, the Minister for Sports and Recreation, has assured the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament that Ghana’s long-awaited National Sports Policy will be finalized and adopted before the end of the first quarter of 2026.
The policy aims to provide a comprehensive framework for the development, management, and promotion of sports and recreation in Ghana.
Appearing before PAC on Tuesday, Mr Adams, explained that the delay in finalizing the policy was due to “ongoing realignment within the Ministry, particularly the inclusion of recreation as a major component of its mandate.”
“Actually, the only reason that the policy is still in the final stage of being a draft is because of the realignment that we have had at the Ministry. Now, recreation has been a very high consideration, so we need to factor that also into the policy,” he explained.
Mr Adams assured the Committee that the Ministry was incorporating all the new directives and structural adjustments into the draft policy, emphasizing that the process was in its final stages.
“We needed to factor all these into the draft policy as it existed. So I can assure you that before our next meeting…We are sure that before the end of the first quarter next year, the policy should be ready as a full policy and not in the draft anymore,” he concluded.
The National Sports Policy is expected to have a significant impact on the development of sports in Ghana, providing a clear framework for the management and promotion of sports and recreation.
The Minister also revealed that President John Dramani Mahama had directed the establishment of a School Sports Agency, which would oversee sports development at the basic and secondary levels across the country.
“Mr Chairman, the President also gave an indication that he wants us to establish a school sports agency that will be responsible for school sports. So it will no longer be something the Ghana Education Service alone will be doing, where when they don’t have time or money, it goes off,” he said.
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