Being a Mentor judge has become a problem for me – Mark Okraku-Mantey

The Deputy Creative Arts Minister, Mark Okraku-Mantey has recounted some challenges he experiences after being a judge on Mentor years ago.

As a core member of the panel of judges on Mentor some years back, Okraku-Mantey was known for his strict and no-nonsense demeanour.

Only focused on his job and yearning for the show to churn out very great talent, Mark would not hesitate to reject anyone who seem not to be giving his best.

Years on, a former mentor contestant, Nene Narh while performing at the launch of the 2024 National Festival of Arts and Culture [NAFAC] on Tuesday, August 6 claimed to have been rejected by Okraku-Mantey during one of the Mentor auditions.

In response to Narh’s claims, Mark Okraku-Mantey candidly indicated while addressing the gathering that being a judge of the music reality show has become a problem for him.

According to him, “the challenge is that each episode of Mentor recorded over 2500 people so for 6 seasons we are sure of over 12 thousand and it’s difficult to remember them”.

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He continued, “And it has become a problem for me now because some of them are true some of them are not true but how am I going to tell the difference because, I don’t remember them but this very one I do …Yes, I do”.

Mark Okraku-Mantey further praised Nene Narh by stressing,” I am happy he has become a better person and I am proud of him”.

The launch of the 2024 NAFAC attracted numerous high-profile attendees, including the Deputy Minister for Tourism, Arts, and Culture, Mark Okraku Mantey, Bono East Regional Minister, Kwasi Adu Gyan, and the Executive Director of the National Commission on Culture, Nana Otuo Owoahene Acheampong, among others.

SOURCE: 3news.com