On Wednesday, October 16, 2024, the Vice President and the Flagbearer of the ruling NPP government Dr Mahamudu Bawumia met some stakeholders in the creative arts sector at the Alisa Hotel in Accra.
The rationale behind the event was to improve communication and ties between the tourist and creative arts sectors.
Addressing the stakeholders, Dr Bawumia stressed the need for a homegrown solution to help Ghanaian musicians reap better financial rewards from their work.
This new platform is expected to provide a more equitable revenue model for Ghanaian creatives, allowing them to better track and collect royalties while creating opportunities for sustainable growth in the industry.
One defining moment during the meeting occurred when Shatta Wale, the self-proclaimed Dancehall King, asked a question and requested the vice president to respond in pidgin.
“I want to know what you have for our fans out there…and that’s the street…And your excellency I will please plead with you when you want to respond to what am saying, for today and the people out there on the street, just say it in pidgin small for me”. Shatta Wale asked with a lot of humour.
In his usual elements, the Vice President and the flagbearer of the ruling party also answered the question in pidgin.
“Wetin you say..The thing be say me wey idey politics, the thing wey dey my heart be the people wey dey suffer for the country. Ibi in wey dey my heart…my heart e dey the street,” .
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