Previously, African media reported that to celebrate Independence Day, Angola will play a friendly match with Argentina in mid-November. It is reported that the government paid approximately 12 million euros for this match.
According to the Portuguese media "Global", a number of Angolan civil organizations have expressed "deep indignation and serious concern" over the Angolan government's huge expenditure on the project to renovate the national stadium and invite the Argentine team to compete, believing that this is an act of "poor management of public resources" and "inversion of national priorities."
Including the Lutheran Development Association of Angola (ALDA), the Omunga Association, the Social Cohesion and Justice Observatory, the UYELE Association and the Friends of Angola (FOA), they pointed out in a joint open letter: "According to the information disclosed, the Angolan government spent approximately 8.6 million to 10.4 million euros for a friendly match with the Argentine national team. In addition, it also invested Approximately 11.75 million euros will be invested in the second phase of the stadium renovation project."
These Angolan civil organizations criticized the government for still spending huge sums of money to hold symbolic events at such a severe socio-economic time: "The total amount of money expected to be spent on this event is clearly inconsistent with the severe socio-economic realities facing the country, where the official minimum wage is 100,000 kwanzas (approximately 94 euros) and quite. In a country where a portion of the population has an income below this level, public services are still in extremely poor condition. This approach is an affront to the principles of social justice, public responsibility and good governance, and illustrates the huge disconnect between government decision-making and the actual needs of the Angolan people."
In the statement, these organizations also cited a legal regulation passed by Angola in October this year. It stated that public funds can only be established by order of the President of the Republic, and must be accompanied by a demonstration report of necessity and technical and economic feasibility. It pointed out that the cost of the match with Argentina violated "good governance practices and the obligation to prioritize the allocation of basic rights and resources" and required full disclosure of all costs and contracts for the event and related projects, re-evaluation of the budget, and the establishment of an independent audit mechanism.
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