Controversial musician A-Plus, after aggressively campaigning for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to be voted into power has raised red flags over what he calls “wasteful expenses which could create a bad name for the party”.
A-Plus raised the alarm in reference to a victory jams cum street carnival the NPP advertised to be held at Kwaku Abetifi with live performances from some of Ghana’s best musicians including Shatta Wale, Amaakye Dede among others.
“We campaigned against the NDC because its leaders were seen to be blowing money all over and it made the masses annoyed. This is the same thing this MP is doing by organizing jams to spend huge amounts of money. I think the MP there (Bryan Acheampong) could have used the money to do something more useful for his constituents.”
“The party is having victory jams and the artistes on the bill are Amakye Dede, Kojo Antwi, Shatta Wale, and some others, we are all in the industry and we have an idea what those artists charge for performance. At the end of the jams, over GH¢200, 000 would have been spent on the event…..This is alien to the NPP. There are people living in Abetifi who want jobs and potable water…It is not my job to tell the MP in that area how to spend his money. But I can tell him that the NPP is not ready for such things”, A-Plus complained through a video he posted on his facebook wall.
A-Plus openly declared himself a member of the Creative Arts for Change, a pro- NPP association of stakeholders within the creative arts sector and went round the country to campaign for the NPP.
Among his complaints was the fact that even if the NPP wanted to organize post-election victory jams, it could have been done in moderation by contracting the same artists who performed for the NPP without charging the party during the electioneering campaign period.
He explained: “If the NPP has won and wants to celebrate, there are musicians who campaigned and performed at NPP events without charging the party. If you call those same artistes, they would show up and perform… Aduodzi followed the NPP campaign for free. When the victory has come, the Abetifi MP has gone for Shatta Wale to come and play at his victory jams. Where are the artistes who campaigned for the party for free? Now you have seen victory and gone in for artistes who charge more.”
“Today the NPP is blowing money on jams. This is how it all starts and then before we realize there is a wasteful spending of money.”
A-Plus opined, the money could have been used for other projects he described as “more useful”.
“We are asking you to spend the money on the people who stood in the sun to vote for change but not on jams. Even if you want to celebrate, it should be in moderation. I know Abetifi very well but this type of spending on jams annoys people… We are talking about Abetefi, a place where they do not have a good library where children can go to read. This amount could hev been used to set up a computer laboratory. “
Source: Daily Guide
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Thank you A-Plus. People like you are what Ghana needs. What is the point of celebrating when you are poor and there is a lot of work ahead? What is good is the celebration when you are going to be more broke the next day? There is nothing to celebrate. We have to think of how to fix the problems caused by the NDC. After we have saved the economy, we can celebrate with the excess money. The Abetifi MP is an edddiot. These are the things that can cause us to lose track of ourselves and lose power before fixing the economy. Listen to the sense of A-Plus and stop fooooooooooooling around with celebration. Celebration for what? Nooooooonsense!
Spot on A-Plus. You are demonstrating the ideal kind of Ghanaian we need. Your post sums it up well. At the end of it all the constituents would want their lives and the lives of the children and grandchildren improved. They are not going to feed on a 6-8 hour concert. The focus no matter how small should be on educating the people so they can make informed decisions and improve their lives. I do not know the MP-elect well and will not make assumptions about what other good he has done for the constituents, but with the level of poverty and lack of education in Gh he can definitely do more. Every single GHS should be put to good use.
Well said A-plus we are with you,continue to keep your eyes on them thanks soo much
What A PLUS is saying makes sense importantly where the likes of Shatta Walle and other artiste who did not play any role during NPP's campaign will be hired by this MP for JAM section smacks of lack of judgement.He should at least engage the artiste who were visible during the NPP campaign.(HAND GO HAND COME)Nevertheless,if you are filthy rich moderation is the core but not to flaunt it(KAAGI KO MP)
A white man will spend his money wisely, but an African man will use his money lavishly on women and funeral celebrations. When will we learn sense? Use the money to buy books for the children in the community.
A plus worry not God is watching .we are are also watching. we need portable water, jobs and quality education here but what are we hearing now.We know our MP elect is rich bt he mustn't spend money on those who contributed absolutely nothing to his campaign. NDC used Osufia from Nigeria instead of Mr beautifulfrom Ghana. honourable please learn our politics very well don't follow ***barred word***.
THIS NOT RELEVANT NOW MY BROTHER EVEN THOUGH I AGREE WITH YOU ON MOST SITUATIONS. THEY ARE NOT YET IN GOVT
Please come again. i think you are wrong here. You rather should have used this to advise them against doing same when they assume power. For now its their own cash so allow them. Dont raise false alarm
oh A-plus, cant we celebrate with our own money? we are not in government and if the money, our own money, is there why cant we use it after the hard fought battle. As for this i disagree with you.
what wrong with that,mr A plus, is christmass time,