2024 Elections: Comparing Bawumia’s top ten promises to John Mahama’s [Video]

As the 2024 general elections approach, the leaders of the various political parties have unveiled their manifesto policies on sports that they intend to implement them if elected president.

The policies range from sporting infrastructure, investment, taxes on football clubs, transportation, and transportation issues.

With the general elections scheduled for December 7, 2024, this GhanaWeb Sports feature focuses on the manifesto policies by NDC flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama, and the NPP flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia.

Dr. Bawumia’s manifesto policies on sports

1. Sports funding: A statutory sports development fund to ensure sustainable funding.

2. Sports investment: Provide tax incentives to corporate institutions to woo them to invest in sports.

3. Taxes on football clubs: Lower flat tax rate for football clubs and sports entities.

4. Players’ salaries: Support the payment of players’ salaries through policy direction with the NLA and the Gaming Commission, as Bawumia Government’s direct support to the Ghana Premier League, clubs, and players.

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