Shatta Wale Says Creative Arts Industry Can’t Be Managed by Mark Okraku Mantey.
1 February 2021
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By Naliaka Kitui
Ghanaian Dancehall king, Shatta Wale has said that the President of the Creative Arts Agency, Mark Okraku Mantey, cannot serve in the position of a deputy minister of the Creative Arts Industry or any other related position.
Shatta Wale says he cannot pinpoint any impact he has received from the President of the Creative Arts Agency and thus he believes he does not deserve the position.
In an interview hosted by Rev. Erskine of YFM on the Y Leader board Series, he stated: “If our leaders are listening to me, I think it [Ministry of Creative Arts, Tourism and Culture] is something that they need to dissolve. We are in the technology world now. Someone like Mark Okraku Mantey can’t be there. Our leaders need to know. I am not saying it because I want to spoil his job. His job was a producer who became a Programme’s Director wherever he is but people like that doesn’t have vision.
Up till now, I haven’t seen his house. He cannot encourage me. Up to now, I have not seen certain things in the industry that have pushed me. We are talking about creative arts here. But ask yourself how many artists have gotten their royalties in the industry. In this music industry that we are in, Amakye Dede is still complaining”.
He also said that if he was to be given a position as a Minister of the Creative Arts, , he would choose either Stonebwoy or Sarkodie to be his deputy minister and would also cause trouble as “he will just put everything to halt for about a month because our creative arts is not the best at all in this country”.
Some in the creative arts industry are hoping that President of the Creative Arts Agency, Mr Okraku Mantey will be appointed as Deputy Minister of the industry and Mr Okraku appreciated the endorsements dearly.
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