Saturday 26th October, 2019
Accra, Oct. 26, GNA – Mr. Kurt Edwin Simeon
Okraku, President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), has acknowledged the
congratulatory message of the President of the Republic, His Excellency Nana
Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo following his victory at yesterday’s keenly contested
election.
Mr. Kurt was endorsed by 93 delegates after
the third round of voting with his closest contender George Afriyie having
pulled out and conceding defeat after the second round of voting.
A press statement signed by Mr. Kurt Okraku
and copied to the GNA Sports, acknowledged the massive congratulatory message
received from Ghanaians across the world.
”I am humbled and overwhelmed by the
outpouring of congratulatory messages on my election as the President of the GFA
by all Ghanaians across the world.
”It’s now time for us to come together to
ignite the passion of the nation and create wealth for all in the industry and
Ghanaians at large.
”We have been presented with a new
opportunity to start a new course.
This new era would be anchored on good
corporate governance principles such as transparency, accountability, compliance
and the strict adherence to ethical values to enable
us accomplish our set objectives and
goals,” the statement said
GNA
