Ibrahim Issahaq (L) with some of the youth at the facility
The District Chief Executive (DCE) of Atwima Mponua, Issahaq Ibrahim, has raised serious concerns over the state of the Nyinahin Sports Complex, questioning whether taxpayers’ money has been wasted on a project that remains abandoned despite being reported as 95 percent complete.
Speaking after visiting the facility, the DCE expressed disappointment that the contractor left the site in November 2024 without formally handing it over, leaving the multi-million-cedi project to rot. “On paper, this project looks complete, but what we see here is totally different,” Mr. Ibrahim bemoaned.
The facility, initiated under the erstwhile NPP government by former Sports Minister and then Atwima Mponua MP, Isaac Kwame Asiamah, was expected to serve as a major sporting hub for the Ashanti Region.
Instead, the terraces are overrun with weeds, the pitch is untended, and critical internal works remain unfinished.
Mr. Ibrahim revealed further that the stadium has no water source, no electricity, and no inner perimeter wall — making it unsafe and unfit for use.
“This place has been left to bushes and could easily become a breeding ground for reptiles and other dangerous rodents,” he warned.
In the midst of the neglect, local youth from Nyinahin Kyiraso Junction took it upon themselves to clear the bushy facility.
Their effort drew praise from the DCE, who commended their dedication to community service and offered them a token donation to support their meals.
He also acknowledged the support of the Assembly Member for the Nyinahin Junction Electoral Area, Kwabena Karikari.
But Ibrahim insisted that the matter goes beyond community clean-ups, calling on the Minister for Sports and Recreation, Kofi Adams, to hold the contractor accountable.
“If the contractor believes the money he was given was not enough, let him come out and say it. But to abandon this project is unacceptable. The people of Atwima Mponua and Ghana deserve answers,” he declared.
The DCE emphasized that apart from the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi, there is no major government-owned sports facility in the Ashanti Region.
According to him, the completion of the Nyinahin Sports Complex would not only provide a world-class sporting center but also create employment, nurture young talents, and help reduce social vices.
Residents are now demanding swift action to prevent the facility from becoming a permanent monument to wasted public funds.
FROM David Afum, Nyinahin