{"id":427585,"date":"2017-10-11T11:41:13","date_gmt":"2017-10-11T11:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/10\/11\/nafti-debunks-stephanie-bensons-claim-that-it-was-careless-with-donated-equipment\/"},"modified":"2017-10-11T11:41:13","modified_gmt":"2017-10-11T11:41:13","slug":"nafti-debunks-stephanie-bensons-claim-that-it-was-careless-with-donated-equipment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/10\/11\/nafti-debunks-stephanie-bensons-claim-that-it-was-careless-with-donated-equipment\/","title":{"rendered":"NAFTI debunks Stephanie Benson&#8217;s claim that it was careless with donated equipment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Entertainment of Wednesday, 11 October 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Myjoyonline.com <\/p>\n<p>2017-10-11<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/88257876.295.jpg\" alt=\"Stephanie Benson Dion\" title=\"Stephanie Benson Dion\" width=\"295\" height=\"224\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Stephanie Benson<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=149916385179598\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=149916385179598\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/1507722073_896_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">The National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI) has denied singer Stephanie Benson\u2019s claim that she impatiently went back for some donated equipment due to negligence and the failure to fulfill certain promises to her.<\/p>\n<p>According to Mr Stanley Opoku Yeboah, Director of Technical, the singer after donating the items in May 2012, sent someone to pick them up in August of the same year claiming she needed them for a show in Kumasi and never returned them.<\/p>\n<p>The singer had revealed in an interview on the Delay Show over the weekend that she had had to go back for donated equipment because they were not being taken care of.<\/p>\n<p>She also thought that the promise made to her to give her a slot to begin her Free Music School initiative was not being fulfilled.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey weren\u2019t looking after it and also there was a promise; the promise was, I was supposed to have a music compartment there for my free school. So that was promised to me and I thought I\u2019d donate something and I\u2019d be a part of what\u2019s going on,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n<p>Stephanie Benson added that she got impatient as the partnership with the school was not being rolled out as soon as she wanted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI got a little impatient because I wanted to start; I was so enthusiastic\u2026so I did\u2019 [go back for the items],\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>However, Mr Opoku Yeboah, who expressed surprise at the singer\u2019s claims, insisted that the equipment &#8211; which consisted of cameras, lights and some lapel microphones &#8211; were donated voluntarily and not on condition to allow a slot for a music school as Ms Benson claims.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe brought a list of equipment to NAFTI. It was not under any condition as to whether the music production goes on or not, she just donated,\u201d he told Hitz FM.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the donation was done in May 2012, at the time when the school was about to go on recess, to return in September that year, thus the equipment had not been used yet.<\/p>\n<p>He further narrated that the singer called to find out if the equipment was in use and asked for them back apparently for a show but did not return them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo Stephanie asked me whether we are using the equipment and I told her we are on vacation. She said she has a production in Kumasi and she wants to come for the equipment. So I was quite surprised because if you donate something to someone, why do you come back and use it,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Yeboah recounted that after the equipment had been &#8220;borrowed&#8221;, they were never brought back.<\/p>\n<p>He was insistent that contrary to the singer\u2019s claims, the institution takes very good care of its equipment, as it still has in its possession resources from 20 years ago.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cfSqJFApL7o\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 71 updated by: 71 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Entertainment of Wednesday, 11 October 2017 Source: Myjoyonline.com 2017-10-11 Stephanie Benson &#13; The National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI) has denied singer Stephanie Benson\u2019s claim that she impatiently went back for some donated equipment due to negligence and the failure to fulfill certain promises to her. 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