Chief Executive Officer of Documented Africa, Ricky Anokye says President Akufo-Addo may end up being worse than his predecessor, John Dramani Mahama as the people around him are wasting opportunities and subsequently proving to be incompetent.
In a Facebook post, Mr. Anokye questioned why American singer and songwriter, Don Moen is billed to headline the Ghana @60 Gospel concert when there are equally good musicians in the country.
According to him, President Akufo-Addo is repeating the same mistakes of the Mahama-led administration.
Here is his unedited post:
Dear HE NAADA I am really not happy to address you through this medium but it is my only choice as usual….. Former President Mahama was not labelled incompetent for nothing but for the kind of people he surrounded himself with and how the wasted every opportunity given them to make Ghana work again but rather seek their self interest.
I have utmost believe and trust in you but the rate at which you are going I foresee your being worse than the man we just voted out…… Why must we have foreigners headline our Ghana at 60 events…. Creative arts for change supported you with their financial resources and risked their lives everyday in the fight for change not to import performers, gospel or whatever but to make their lives better….
We all including person’s close to JDM that I know condemned the use of Osofia and the ovation man even though they are our neighbors… Why should we applaud you for appointing people who are doing same….. I can coolly say that Ghana is the mecca of gospel giants and the hotel cost for your imported artist alone can pay for the artistes in Ghana. Nana Kwame Ampadu… Amakye Dede.. Kwadwo Antwi…. et all and the no tribes… Joe Mettle.. Ohemaa Mercy.. And the long list goes on can give us a show or shows we can live with for another 60years if we put half the seriousness we will put in the production of this obroni show.
Are we still under servitude or the incompetence is now permeating through our governance and accessories? How do we expect our farmers and rural folks to enjoy and feel the show or the imported artists will perform in our local in our local dialects? Sorry I forgot music is a universal language. It is too early yet for disgruntlement even from your own fold and agitation from the citizens and mockery from the spectators…..
You could have invested this import money in Ghanaian artistes of all types at all district and regional levels and still made Ghanaians happy and content… Let us put value in our people, empower them and facilitate exporting our acts so that they can bring home money. Music and culture and arts are exportable and could generate more from within and from export.
Please advise your men to do de3 3hia ansa na w’ay3 de3 efata!!!
Thank you.
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RICKY ANOKYE UR MADAS ***barred word*** LIKE THE WHOLE DANSOMAN SSNIT FLAT KWAS1A LIKE THAT
YOU ALL ARE BLOODY ***barred word***
He was making mention of spearheading the programme with musicians as Joe Mettle who can't even boast of 10 songs of his own. He said that we will sell the local Gospel Musicians with this approach but what he (Anokye) F0OOLISHLY cannot discern is that it is Musicians like Don Moen who will bring the Foreign Attention and help sell our local musicians to the International Market should we attach them to his fame. A typical example is when Sarkodie did that marathon rap when Busta Rhymes came to Ghana. The international media came up with headlines as "Ghanaian Artist Stole the Rymes Show" ect. I visited Don Moen's site and all his upcoming shows and concerts were all updated. Now Anokye should tell me how many Gospel Musicians in Ghana have even a common website in this day and age? Email address self I doubt. So Anokye thinks the International Media will come and capture a Gospel Concert that Ghana did with local musicians at Ghana 60th Independent Celebration? Get brains Mr man. On the other hand the Organising Committee says it will involve all of the local musicians but we are adding Don to it so what is his stuppidd worry? These people (Anokye and the likes) must not be given any platform to exhibit their F0OLISHNESS.
Gentlemen, Anokye has a good point regarding going for foreign musician whiles we have our own. I see its the same thing as refusing Kwasi Appiah and going for Avram Grant who only performed soo well on skysports. However, Anokye's diction of tagging Nana Addo as "worse" than Mahama is too empty especially with 1 month and 1 week of Nana Addo against 8 years of y3ntie obiaaaaa. Ama Ghana !
See this one tooo oo, instead of making a great suggestion without anger u are rather showing the immaturity in u by talking thrush, always jumping to bring info without facts, have u seen the contract signed btn the government and Don Moen, how will u know the guy want to perform for free for the love he got for our country, stop being ***barred word*** and gather ur facts well before u talk any nonsela again, when i heard u talking i was disapointed at peacefm for allowing a lunatttiiiic to talk as if he ows the state. Grow up next time cos u could have done better without the thrush
YOU MAYBE RIGHT BUT HAVE PROBE TO FIND OUT WHETHER DON MOEN AND OTHERS ARE COMING FOR FREE. BE QUICK TO LISTERN BUT SLOW TO ANSWER, USING HARSH WORDS LIKE H E NANA ADDO WILL BE WORSE AND OTHERS, YOU COULD HAVE SAID YOU SUGGEST THE PRESIDENT LOOK WITHIN. DON'T FOLLOW ISSUES WITH YOUR HEART BUT TRY AND ALWAYS APPLY YOUR HEAD.SO MUCH ANGER AND WANTING THINGS TO BE DONE YOUR WAY, NO MY BROTHER RELAX AND SUGGEST
AM WITH YOU HUNDRED 100 PERCENT/ PLS CAN SOMEONE CLOSER TO SOME OF THE FUNCTIONARIES AND PARTY EXECUTIVES CAUTION THEM SINCE WE HAVE OUR OWN GOSPEL MUSICIANS.
Good that's what we want at least he will not s.t.e.a.l gov't cars.
What you saying is true but comparing a ***barred word*** to a live one is ridiculous. Carry your own cross. Go on peacefm facebook page and see the proper insults. I feel pity for you
I am beginning to agree with him,why don't we bring down a top class sound engineers teach our artist how to pay live band and also the tv stations how to broadcast live shows with good pictures and good sound quality.In this way Ghanaians will benefit.I like don meon but what this guy is saying makes alot of sense let keep the money ,pay our artist,technicians and instrumentalist well.jewel archa,cindy Thompson,kojo antwi,lumba,samini,etc