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The Youth and Sports Ministry has presented a cheque of Gh¢20,000.00 to the last year’s Offinso accident victims.
The Director General of the National Sports Authority(NSA) Professor, Peter Twumasi presented the cheque on behalf of the Minister of Youth and Sports, Hon.Isaac Kwame Asiamah-MPI, On Monday January 4th 2021.[ads2]
This forms part of the life insurance policy packages secured by the Ministry with the Glico Insurance Company for the injured. The donation was made through the MCE of the Offinso South Municipality, Hon Solomon Kesse.
The MCE informed government of the efforts made by the Assembly to establish an endowment fund for a long term support for the victims. He used the occasion thank Government and Glico Insurance, and also appealed to other philanthropists to come to the aid of the affected families.[ads3]
Last year, government contributed GHS 100,000 to cover funeral and medical expenses of the accident victims.
The gesture follows an accident involving about 34 young footballers of Africa Vision Soccer Academy which claimed the lives of seven footballers after the minibus they were travelling on plunged into the Ofinso river.[ads4]
Six of the young footballers died on the spot while one who was in a critical condition died at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi on Sunday.
Ten of the victims were treated at the St. Patrick’s Hospital and were discharged few days after the incident.[ads5]
