{"id":159009,"date":"2024-03-05T18:06:52","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T18:06:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/05\/nsa-boss-prof-peter-twumasi-sacked\/"},"modified":"2024-03-05T18:06:52","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T18:06:52","slug":"nsa-boss-prof-peter-twumasi-sacked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/05\/nsa-boss-prof-peter-twumasi-sacked\/","title":{"rendered":"NSA Boss Prof. Peter Twumasi sacked"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Professor Peter Twumasi has been relieved of his duties as the Director General of the National Sports Authority (NSA).<\/p>\n<p>In his place, Mr. Dodzie Numekevor has been appointed as the Acting Director General of the Authority.<\/p>\n<p>The appointment of Dodzie Numekevor was formalized by Secretary to President Nana Bediatuo Asante on February 26, 2024, with a stipulation that he must accept the appointment within 14 days.<\/p>\n<p>Prof. Twumasi assumed the role of Director General on December 10, 2019, succeeding Robert Sarfo Mensah, who resigned amidst allegations stemming from the \u2018number 12\u2019 expos\u00e9 by Anas Aremeyaw Anas and Tiger Eye PI.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout his tenure, Prof. Twumasi has been under scrutiny for his management of Ghana\u2019s various stadiums, prompting longstanding calls from football fans for his removal.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, Prof. Twumasi\u2019s political aspirations faced a setback when he failed to secure the nomination to represent the New Patriotic Party (NPP) as a parliamentary candidate in the 2024 Parliamentary Elections, garnering only 7 votes in the Ahafo Ano South West constituency.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professor Peter Twumasi has been relieved of his duties as the Director General of the National Sports Authority (NSA). 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