{"id":452501,"date":"2018-01-05T16:30:29","date_gmt":"2018-01-05T16:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/01\/05\/tv-license-saga-a-plus-and-edem-promoting-anarchy-lawyer-maurice-ampaw\/"},"modified":"2018-01-05T16:30:29","modified_gmt":"2018-01-05T16:30:29","slug":"tv-license-saga-a-plus-and-edem-promoting-anarchy-lawyer-maurice-ampaw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/01\/05\/tv-license-saga-a-plus-and-edem-promoting-anarchy-lawyer-maurice-ampaw\/","title":{"rendered":"TV license saga: A Plus and Edem promoting anarchy \u2013 Lawyer Maurice Ampaw"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Entertainment of Friday,  5 January 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>kasapafmonline.com<\/p>\n<p>2018-01-05<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/66861438.295.jpg\" alt=\"Maurice Aplus Edem\" title=\"Maurice Aplus Edem\" width=\"295\" height=\"141\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Maurice Ampaw has said that those who refuse to pay the license fee are fools<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125817981905\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125817981905\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/1515169829_274_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> The debate on the payment of the fees got re-ignited when news broke few days ago that Chief Justice, Gloria Akuffo had established 11 special TV Licence Courts across the country to try defaulters of the licence fees.<\/p>\n<p>Celebrity lawyer, Maurice Ampaw has said those who will refuse to pay their TV licence are fools.<\/p>\n<p>He said it would be wise for Ghanaians to pay the fee and be free than to be hauled before court which would bring more expenses.<\/p>\n<p>Ampaw who didn\u2019t take it likely on a recent call by A Plus and Edem influencing Ghanaians not to pay for the TV licence said they are promoting lawlessness in the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor Edem I\u2019m sad about his reaction against the TV licence law because he\u2019s my student, I taught him law so I expect that he portrays similar deeds as I do. He\u2019s suppose to be law abiding. A Plus, he\u2019s my younger brother and I don\u2019t like what he\u2019s doing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you do that how can you advise someone doing something similar. There\u2019s a better way of using the appropriate channel to express your opinion but using radical, revolution means is not acceptable in a law abiding country like Ghana. A Plus and Edem are promoting anarchy and should be brought to book.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy worry is that those who are calling for people not to pay the licence are not helping society because there is a way you can educate people to be law abiding and at the same at fight for their rights.\u201d Lawyer Ampaw told Zylon FM.<\/p>\n<p>The angered lawyer expressed his sentiment with regards to how certain influential individuals are ignorantly throwing dust into eyes of their followers yet knowing the right thing to do.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we\u2019re not careful as a country, the level of indiscipline and anarchy is dangerous since the citizens prefer to choose what they want and what they don\u2019t want so the law doesn\u2019t matter. If we heed to these tensions then as a country we are doomed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/audiomack.com\/embed\/song\/kasapa1023fm\/edem-a-plus-promoting-anarchy-49-yrs-of-paying-tit-mp3\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"252\" scrollbars=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The TV License Fees established by the Television Licensing Act \u2013 1966 (NLCD 89) were re-introduced in 2015 to charge fees from individuals and groups that own television sets.<\/p>\n<p>The license fee has been put into three categories. The first category is the domestic use which charges GH\u00a236 per television set and GH\u00a260 for two or more TV sets in the same house.<\/p>\n<p>TV set repairers and outlets shall pay GH\u00a260, while TV dealers pay GH\u00a2120.<\/p>\n<p>The Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (including GTV) which has been mandated to do the collection of the fees will take 72% of the revenue.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana Independent Broadcasting Association (GIBA) gets 15%, National Media Commission (NMC) \u2013 4%, Media Development Fund \u2013 4%, the Management of TV Licence Fee (GBC) gets 3% and Films Fund also takes 2% of the revenue.<\/p>\n<p><b><\/b>Background<\/p>\n<p>Rapper Edem seems not pleased with the establishment of Television court to jail defaulters who fail to pay their  TV license.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2018Nyedzilo\u2019 hit singer took to his twitter handle to communicate his displeasure concerning the license, saying the State Broadcaster should rather lead in the payment of musicians royalties and not force the populace to fund the state broadcaster.<\/p>\n<p>Edem asks GTV to close down if they cannot stand the competition from private television stations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf national TV can\u2019t face the growing competition on the television or in the media industry please close down..,\u201d he tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t siphon money from us in the name of TV license. Instead of spearheading the payment of royalties, u want to rip us off.. Such a shame,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Controversial musician and sympathizer of the governing New Patriotic Party(NPP) Kwame Asare Obeng aka A Plus has cautioned the government against the prosecution of persons who fail to pay their mandatory television licence fees beginning January 4, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>But A Plus in a Facebook comment, argued that the controversial fees being charged doesn\u2019t make sense, adding that the government will be digging its own grave if it allows the prosecution of defaulters to proceed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat is on GTV that anyone must go to jail for not paying to watch!!! First it was tow levy. Now it\u2019s this nonsense. I will never pay!!! 2018, I will organize a demonstration against TV license. I want to be the first to go to jail for not paying TV license. Ghanaians are under  pressure already. Bring this nonsense and jail them and see what will happen in 2020. Abi you remember the motor court? Nkwasiasem nkoaaa!!! 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