Hundreds left stranded as Conference Center fills up for Anas video premiere

Hundreds left stranded as Conference Center fills up for Anas video premiere

- Hundreds of Ghanaians were left stranded at the Accra International Conference Centre for the Anas video premiere

- Anas Aremeyaw Anas has appeared at the Conference Centre hours before the viewing of his video

- Former president of the republic, John Agyakum Kufuor, has had the chance to watch the full explosive video by Anas Aremeyaw Anas.

Hundreds of Ghanaians eager to feed their eyes with the Anas corruption video have thronged to the Accra International Conference Center with their tickets to watch the video.

As it stands now, the Accra International Conference is full with a huge crowd outside being denied entry despite efforts to show their tickets.

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YEN.com.gh is gathering that there have some security hitches as officials failed to check the time on the tickets.

What this means is that those with 7 and 10 PM tickets are currently seated watching the video as those with 5PM tickets left stranded at the entrance.

Hundreds left stranded as Conference Center fills up for Anas video premiere
Hundreds left stranded as Conference Center fills up for Anas video premiere

Investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, earlier appeared at the Accra International Conference Center (AICC) where his video on the corrupt practices in Ghana football will be shown.

Security is tight at the venue with high-tech scanners and heavy presence of the police deployed to ensure safety.

The mood of the former president after watching the video has been that of shock, anger, and tears, reports say.

Hundreds left stranded as Conference Center fills up for Anas video premiere
Hundreds left stranded as Conference Center fills up for Anas video premiere

Kufuor's reaction after watching the disturbing video has been a call for all the perpetrators to be brought to book under the justice of the law.

Thousands of Ghanaians across the country will watch the explosive video at the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC) today, June 6th and June 7th. Already, tickets have run out as many others scuffle for the ones left.

So far, The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has made some changes at its top hierarchy following an emergency meeting. To this end, the head of the MTN FA Cup committee, Kurt Okraku, has been appointed as the new vice president of the GFA.

It is not clear what might have triggered this decision by the football association but there are suspicions this could be a timely reaction to the premiering of the investigative piece by Anas Aremeyaw Anas of Tiger Eye PI

The BBC World Service released an exclusive video of the 'Number 12' investigative piece by the controversial journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas.

The video, which shows parts of the much-anticipated video by Anas, has scenes of referees and powerful faces under the Ghana Football Association (GFA), exchange wads of cash - both in local and foreign currencies - just to influence the outcomes of matches played by the Ghana Black Stars and other local leagues in the country.

Anas Aremeyaw Anas has been respected as the most feared investigative journalist in Africa. Having used deep investigative skills to uncover grave cases of corruption in Ghana and across the African continent.

The investigative journalist uncovered so many corrupt practices from the Tema Ports, Judiciary, Police department and now the Ghana Football Association.

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There is no denying the fact that so many people want to clear Anas off their path. He is an investigative journalist and would do everything possible to get in his way and if possible annihilate him. It is for this reason that Anas would always have to watch his steps just so he does not risk losing everything he spent years building.

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Nii Ayi Ayitey Nii Ayi Ayitey, aka Charles Ayitey, is an experienced journalist who covered Current Affairs news for Yen.com.gh from 2015-2021. He also worked for such companies as Multimedia Group Limited, Scooper, and Face2Face Africa. Nii Ayi Ayitey holds a Bachelor's degree in Communication and Media Studies from the Ghana Institute of Journalism (2015). Currently, he's studying at UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism.