Otumfuo to Help Mobilise Funds for GIMPA Mini Sports Stadium

The King of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has agreed to help mobilise funds for the construction of a GIMPA Mini Sports Stadium, the Rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Prof. Samuel Kwaku Bonsu, has announced.

Prof. Bonsu made the disclosure during the climax of GIMPA’s 65th Anniversary celebration, where Otumfuo was the distinguished guest.

He said the stadium project was conceived by an alumnus of the Institute and is intended to enhance sports, fitness and student life on campus.

“Otumfuo has agreed to help us in mobilising the funds for this physical [GIMPA Mini Sports Stadium] conceived by an alumnus,” Prof. Bonsu said.

According to a virtual , the facility will include a gym and a pitch, among other amenities, to serve students, staff, alumni and the wider GIMPA community.

The announcement was met with applause from the gathering, which included Nananom, Prof. Yaw Agyeman Badu, Chairman of the Governing Council; Prof. Samuel Kwaku Bonsu, Rector; Prof. Ebenezer Adaku, Deputy Rector; Prof. Stephen Adei, former Rector; and the Deputy Minister for Food and Agriculture, John Dumelo.

The Mini Sports Stadium is expected to form part of GIMPA’s infrastructure expansion as the Institute marks 65 years of leadership in management, public administration and governance education in Ghana.

Story by Hajara Fuseini

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