{"id":148435,"date":"2024-02-07T09:11:49","date_gmt":"2024-02-07T09:11:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/07\/we-paid-more-than-gh%c2%a270000-to-nsa\/"},"modified":"2024-02-07T09:11:49","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T09:11:49","slug":"we-paid-more-than-gh%c2%a270000-to-nsa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/07\/we-paid-more-than-gh%c2%a270000-to-nsa\/","title":{"rendered":"We paid more than GH\u00a270,000 to NSA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\">There is a discrepancy over the payment made by dancehall artist Livingstone Etsa Satekla, better known as Stonebwoy, to the National Sports Authority (NSA) for securing the Accra Sports Stadium for the Bhim Concert in December 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Sources suggest that the NSA typically charges around GH\u00a2150,000 for hosting top musical concerts at the Accra Sports Stadium.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">But the NSA\u2019s accounts report a payment of GH\u00a270,000, which was declared by the NSA boss Professor Peter Twumasi at the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament on Monday, February 5, 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In the account, it was stated that Stonebwoy had paid GH\u00a270,000. In an interview on Accra-based Hitz FM, the manager of the dancehall artiste Chief Abiola said the amount that was cited was incorrect.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1016579 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/NSA-Stonebwoy.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cTo be very honest with you, these are contractual matters and usually I wouldn\u2019t want to engage in a public space but the Public Accounts Committee is a very serious committee that, it got before the committee so I wouldn\u2019t want to be here on radio to state otherwise.\u201d He said<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1016576 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/stonebwoy-fine-3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">He continued, \u201cBut what I can tell you is that I was delegated by Stonebwoy to lead the charge in terms of doing the negotiations and payment of the stadium. I can also tell you for a fact that yes we paid more than GH\u20b570,000 for the stadium but I mean I am just watching the issues unfold so I wouldn\u2019t want to disclose them in detail for now. I hope you bear with me,\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">According to Ghanaweekend\u2019s checks, Chief is willing to attend the Committee to provide more details on the matter.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><em><strong>Explore the world of impactful news with CitiNewsroom on WhatsApp!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Click on the link to join the Citi Newsroom channel for curated, meaningful stories tailored just for YOU: https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaCYzPRAYlUPudDDe53x<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>No spam, just the stories that truly matter! #StayInformed #CitiNewsroom #CNRDigital<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is a discrepancy over the payment made by dancehall artist Livingstone Etsa Satekla, better known as Stonebwoy, to the National Sports Authority (NSA) for securing the Accra Sports Stadium for the Bhim Concert in December 2023. Sources suggest that the NSA typically charges around GH\u00a2150,000 for hosting top musical concerts at the Accra Sports [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":148436,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-148435","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>We paid more than GH\u00a270,000 to NSA - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/07\/we-paid-more-than-gh\u00a270000-to-nsa\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"We paid more than GH\u00a270,000 to NSA - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"There is a discrepancy over the payment made by dancehall artist Livingstone Etsa Satekla, better known as Stonebwoy, to the National Sports Authority (NSA) for securing the Accra Sports Stadium for the Bhim Concert in December 2023. 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