Former deputy Sports Minister, Nii Nortey Dua, has asked the newly-nominated Sports Minister, Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye to be tactful and very cautious in his dealings at the Ministry.
Vanderpuye’s nomination was announced on Monday in a statement from the Flagstaff House and if he gets Parliamentary approval, he becomes the 8th Sports Minister since 2009.
The former deputy sports minister believes Vanderpuye, who was his colleague at the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation some years ago, must be very alert in his dealings at the Ministry.
“I believe that working in a Ministry requires working with people and Vanderpuye will encounter that so he must be very careful in his actions,” said Nii Nortey Dua in an interview with Citi Sports on Wednesday.
“He must keep his ears to the ground because the Ministry has the most exposure in the public space. Every aspect of media, be it print or electronic, has a sports column and the domain has so many parts.”
“He should be careful in dealing with issues. He should not be hasty in taking decisions but he must not also waste time in deciding matters.”
Is Nii Lante Vanderpuye fit for the job?
The former sports minister told Citi Sports that he believed Nii Lante Vanderpuye was capable of succeeding at the Ministry because of his knowledge of the domain.
“I feel he has fair knowledge of sports and what is happening in the domain. In addition, his age will strike a good chord with young people and that will help him bring them into the scheme of things.”
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By: Nathan Quao/citifmonline.com/Ghana