Kwesi Nyantakyi: I want to fix shortcomings and set new milestones

Published on: 18 August 2015
Kwesi Nyantakyi: I want to fix shortcomings and set new milestones
Kwesi Nyantakyi

Kwesi Nyantakti has set his sights on correcting his mistakes and set new milestones after his re-election as Ghana Football Association president.

Nyantakyi stood unopposed and was re-elected by acclamation by the 97 out of the 123 delegates at Congress in Tamale on Sunday.

In his accepted speech, he said: “A new term in office is a new opportunity to build on the huge successes we have chalked over the past ten years including but not limited to three successive appearances at the World Cup and Africa's only U20 World Cup title. A new term in office also gives us the chance to fix our shortcomings and set new milestones to put the game on a stronger footing in Ghana.

“Regardless of our differences, when we come together and work together, there is no limit to the successes we can achieve.

“And in the coming weeks and months, I am looking forward to reaching out and working with you to meet the challenges that Ghana football faces today and I believe we can solve this together.”

Comments

  • Ogya
    says: 10 years ago
    Ghanaians are stupid. This country never cease to amaze me with its backwardness. Nobody seems to take this guy down for what reason I have no idea. Look at the idiots we keep putting in authority and you know why we have not progressed as a country Our leaders are very stupid and dumb despite their claim to be educated. No wonder why Mugabe was saying the Ghana he knew when he taught at Takoradi in the 70's has not changed. And I believe him.This country will never be like Ivory Coast or Nigeria. At least they have the foresight to build infrastructures for a real capital city I was at cape coast a month ago and the place which could be a cultural and center of tourism in Ghana, looks like a dump site. Trash everywhere you go and nobody seem to care. Why are the regional commissioners still being appointed by the central government? instead of being elected by the people of the region?, so he could be accountable to the people of the region. Why are we still practicing a system that brings development to a region only from Accra? Why can't a region be responsible for most of its affairs by electing its own leaders and going out to find its own investors to develop? It doesn't have to be a federal system but anything that allows a region to develop itself instead of depending on the central government. There are so many investors around the world itching to make money somewhere if the economic conditions are right. Even roads can be privatised. This is what governments do in the western world to relieve themselves of undue burden of being everywhere thinly. Its about time Ghana elects pragmatic people with gumptions to adjust our constitution to allow some partial autonomy to our regions so they could go and seek their own investments to develop instead of depending on twerps running them from Accra.