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Your 1st term was unimpressive, do better this time- Manasseh Azure charges Prez elect, NADAA

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Investigative Journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni has written an open letter to H.E Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo following  his re-election as Ghana’s President.

Nana Akufo-Addo was declared winner of the 2020 Presidential election race by the Electoral Commissioner last night following a close race with John Dramani Mahama, leader of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC).

In a letter posted on Manasseh’s Facebook page, the award-wining journalist stated that he was not impressed with Nana Akufo-Addo’s win this time round.

According to him, his governance in his first term was unimpressive, however, he believes he can make it better by letting Ghanaians see the real Akufo-Addo they voted for.

Read full letter below:

Dear President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo,

I write to congratulate you on winning the 2020 presidential election.
I was excited and hopeful when you first won the election in 2016. Unfortunately, I don’t feel the same way about this victory.
I’m ambivalent about your second term, and the reasons are not difficult to find.
In your first term, you knew you would come back to seek our votes, yet the kind of governance you gave us was unimpressive, to say the least. You practically called our bluff.
In 2024, you will not need our votes. Some of your appointees have their political umbilical cords are tied to your presidency.
They know that even if the NPP wins in the next election, they will have no chance of landing lucrative jobs. For such people, there is a lot of motivation to loot as much as they can and retire or venture into something else.
For this reason, your second term can get worse than we saw in the first term.
But it can also get better, Mr. President. Your second term can get better if you care about your legacy.
Since the days of your predecessor, I have always maintained that any idiot can borrow money to build hospitals or pay fees, especially when there is always an avenue to pocket a chunk of it. One does not need to be a genius of a leader to do that.
What a true leader does is to inspire hope by creating a society of meritocracy, by creating and atmosphere that rewards the ingenuity, creativity and hard work of its citizens, and by taking decisions that are in the national interest but may not be pleasing to his party and sycophants.
So your second term can get better if you pay attention to the fact that a wealthy country such as ours is very miserable because its resources are stolen and hoarded by a select few while our youth see every sunrise as a painful reminder of their hopelessness.
It can get better if you impersonate a bit of the no-nonsense disposition of the Nana Akufo-Addo of yore, and employ that against those destroying the country under your watch.
Your second term will get better if you become the Akufo-Addo we thought we knew, and not the President Akufo-Addo we know. And your hands are freer now to be your true self than when you had another election before you.
For a president seeking re-election, acting tough against delinquent and influential appointees is like killing the tsetse fly that perches on the scrotum.
But now, you’re free from those threats and political blackmail.
So let’s see a bit of the Akufo-Addo that was marketed to us in 2016. Let us see the Akufo-Addo who is a believer of the rule of law, not one that believes and promotes the rule of thuggery; an Akufo-Addo who believes in press freedom, and not one that believes only in press freedom favourable to him.
And finally, let us see a new NPP under your leadership. Let us see the democratic and civilised NPP of old, the one that was attractive to intellectuals but still maintained its core base.
Let us see the NPP that gives men and women of valour and principles a chance, and not one that has been hijacked rogues and questionable characters because of their dubious wealth.
If you remember my “Ogyam” epistle, I said you were becoming stronger, but the party was becoming weaker. A party founded on the core principles of democracy and good governance should not be using “North Korean” principles in dealing with and eliminating candidates who want to either lead the party or contest for parliament because they are not the favourites of a few.
In this election, the NPP voters have shown the party “a little bit of Atiwa” and I hope you and the party will pick some useful lessons from there.
I wish you good luck and pledge my unalloyed support to make your second term a success. I intend to support you not by joining the innumerable courtiers of paid and unpaid praise-singers of the administration.
Like the charge given to the Prophet of God in Ezekiel 3:17, I intend to point out to you what’s going wrong. But if you do things worthy of praise and defending, I will not withhold that from you as I have done in the past.
God bless you and bless our Homeland Ghana.
Yours sincerely,
Manasseh Azure Awuni
Your friend (Or former friend. I’m not sure of my current status from your end)

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Rapper Edem meets up with American Producer and artiste Swizz Beatz and Paul Eckdtein

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Ghanaian award-winning rapper Edem meet up with award winning producer and artist Swizz Beatz exclusively.

Edem, who has been in the USA states for months now networking and building connections had a long and healthy chat with Swizz Beats in LA, USA where a lot of ideas were shared.

In a post, Edem, wrote: “it is okay to dream big because the dream is free, look at me today with Swizzled Beatz and Paul Eckstein”.

Even though Edem did not disclose the content of the meet up, the rapper was very optimistic about the future.

Fans will recollect that Swizz Beatz has been an instrumental vehicle for Afrobeats in the USA. The producer has been seen jamming to a lot of Afrobeats songs including the popular Ojulegbe song by Wizkid of which went viral.

“Aside Swizz Beatz who I met, I also had a good conversation with Narcos Producer Paul Eckstein.- he noted.

Since many may not know who Paul Eckstein is, we find out, Paul has been writing, producing, and acting for over 40 years. Paul completed production of season two of the acclaimed hit Godfather of Harlem (2019) which he co-created, starring Forest Whitaker and Giancarlo Esposito on EPIX. Prior to that, Paul leads the writer’s room on the first year of the Netflix hit drama Narcos (2015)

We are so happy for what is to come with this meet ups not forgetting that months ago, Edem met with Jay Z’s Cousin Briant Biggs in the USA.

According to Edem, It is always a pleasure to share idea with fellow talents.

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6VGMA nominations: Motivation to do more- Perez Musik

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Fast-rising Ghanaian gospel musician, Perez Musik has disclosed that the six nominations he received at this Vodafone Ghana Music Awards is an encouragement for him to do more.

“For my career as a Gospel musician, it encourages me to set up and do more,” he said.

Perez Musik had nominations in Gospel Song, Gospel Artiste, Male Vocalist, Audio Engineer, Song Writer and Record of the Year.

Speaking to a section of the media after the nominees announcement, he said ”
this tells me how God is affecting lives with grace upon my life. It’s therefore imperative that I press deeper into the things of God to reach into realms so I touch more lives with the Word of God.”

Touching on plans for the year, he said apart from the Glorified Concert set for August 27, there will be some new songs released.

Additionally, he noted that his worship service dubbed ‘Move’ will be held at least twice before the year’s end.

“We will also embark on various outreaches and roadshows across various schools in the country to push the TRIM(The Rhema In Motion) agenda. TRIM seeks to empower young boys to develop into astute men of the society,”>Perez disclosed.

Expressing his appreciation, he said, “everyone who shared, streamed, attended my event, invited me to an event, prayed for my ministry and criticised me in any way, I want to say thank you!! To my producer (Spon keys) and all the members of my team, I want to say thank You.”

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Qpee Vibez shares the tale of an ‘Allo’ girlfriend on this latest Afrobeats banger

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Starting off a string of dope releases this year is burgeoning crooner, Qpee Vibez who is here to serve fans with the hottest Afrobeats banger dubbed, ‘Allo’.

 

The track diffuses a thumping bass-tuned rhythm glazed with the soothing vocals of QPee Vibez singing his heart out on the well-structured Afrobeats groove.

 

He sings about a lady who has played a fast one on him even after introducing her to his mum and showering her with money.

 

It’s sure to resonate with a lot of listeners who in one way or the other have fallen out with an ex they once had their hopes on walking down the aisle with.

 

Nothing good ever came from sorrow and worrying over the past. Get up, get loose, and party your regrets away with this banging tune!

 

Get interactive with Qpee Vibez across his socials and do well to stream “Allo” across all online music platforms here – https://tr.ee/Wn3oeU5a7k

 

Connect with Qpee Vibez;
Instagram: @qpeevibez
Twitter: @qpeevibez Tik Tok: qpeevibez

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Don’t Sleep on Kasar’s ‘Oyibo’ Song-Kwame Dadzie Tells Lynx Entertainment

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One of Ghana’s renowned entertainment journalists, Kwame Dadzie, has advised the management of lynx entertainment to work hard on the new song of their new signee, Kasar. (more…)

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The Black Star Line Festival was the largest Concert In The History Of Ghana- Chance The Rapper

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Grammy-award winning American rapper, Chance the Rapper has asserted that his inaugural Black Star Line Festival in January, 2023 is the biggest festival to be held in the country. (more…)

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GMA-USA’23 To Announces Nominees on April 15

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Dennis Boafo, founder of the Ghana Music Awards, USA (GMA-USA), has revealed that nominees for this year awards will be announced on  April 15, 2023 at Waterford 6715 Commerce St, Springfield, VA 22150. (more…)

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