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John Dumelo advocates for Black Stars round 16 expenditure to be spent on desks for kids who sit on the floor
Ghanaian actor and entrepreneur, John Dumelo has requested for the funds set aside for the Black Stars, had they qualified to the round of 16 in the FIFA 2022 World Cup, to be used to purchase desks for school kids.
Ghana’s budget for the Black Stars’ participation in the group stage at the 2022 FIFA World Cup was a little over $8 million.
Progressing from the group stage to the round of 16 will increase the prize money from 9 million dollars to 13 million dollars, this according to the Minister of Youth and Sports, Mustapha Ussif.
However, Ghana failed to qualify to the next round of the completion after suffering a defeat 2-0 defeat from Uruguay.
This particular game, dubbed the “revenge game” was very crucial to the Black Stars after the controversial defeat to Uruguay at the 2010 World Cup quarter-final.
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They were however, kicked out of the competition after failing to secure any goals.
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In a tweet after their defeat, John Dumelo has brought up a concern of his, advocating for the remainder of the Black Stars World Cup Fund, to be used to secure school desks for students who sit on the floor to learn.
“The money supposed to be spent if we had qualified to the next round, can we use it to buy desks for students who still sit on the floor to learn?” he tweeted.
The money supposed to be spent if we had qualified to the next round, can we use it to buy desks for students who still sit on the floor to learn?
— Farmer John (@johndumelo) December 3, 2022
Despite much progress in the Ghanaian educational system, there are thousands of students in deprived communities who still study under sheds and sit on the floor.
John Dumelo believes investing the money into providing safe and comfortable learning environment will be of great service to the nation.
