Dignitaries in a pose after the launch
General Manager, Commerce of Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), the headline sponsors of Ghana Fastest Human, Anthony K. Ampofo, has said his outfit’s partnership with Ghana’s Fastest Human race project has brought development.
At the tenth anniversary launch of the project in Accra yesterday, he said “…it has been ten years of discovery and new beginnings.”
He stated that Reks Brobby, founder of the Ghana Fastest Human race, is doing something right, that is why the programme keeps getting bigger, and urged him to continue with the good work.
“Our partnership with the Ghana Fastest Human has brought development to athletics,” he stressed.
The Secretary to President Akufo-Addo, Nana Bediatuo Asante, who launched the 10th edition of the GNPC Ghana Fastest Human, commended Brobby for his vision and commitment to the dream which is now a reality that has propelled many Ghanaian sprinters to greater heights.
According to Nana Asante, the event is in line with the government’s Public Private Partnership (PPP) policy, and thanked GNPC and all companies supporting the Ghana Fastest Human.
He mentioned athletes like Joe Paul Amoah, Ben Azamati and others as testaments of the project
Professor Peter Twumasi, Director General of the National Sports Authority (NSA), said the programme has had tremendous impact since it started, and the products have brought honours to the nation.
“The steam is increasing in athletics, we hope to shine at the African Games, sports infrastructure is also overwhelming under the NPP government,” he stated.
Brobby, aka Nana Agyeman, expressed thanks to all who have rallied behind the project since its inception.
Chairman for the occasion, Justice Stephen Alan Brobby, a retired jurist, former Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana and former Chief Justice of the Gambia, urged that athletics and sports should be used to pursue peace and tranquility.
The launch attracted a lot of dignitaries and personalities including former top athletics, Mike Ahey, Ohene Karikari and Gilbert Okoe Addy, who were presented with Adidas products.
The Aliu Mahama Stadium will host the first edition of this year’s programme.
By Kofi Owusu Aduonum