The Minister
for Tourism, Creative Arts and Culture, Catherine Afeku has expressed shock at
the posture of most players in the entertainment industry in Ghana towards the
visit of Hollywood stars in Ghana during the Christmas.
Most Holywood
Stars spent time in Ghana during the Christmas holidays. They visited various tourist sites in Ghana
and took pictures of Ghana which gave the country some form of leverage.
However, some
players in the industry believe their visit was not worth it because it didn’t bring
anything to Ghana’s Creative Arts Industry neither did it contribute to the
growth of Tourism in Ghana.
But speaking
on this issue for the first time, Catherine Afeku who is the Minister mentioned
that she is shocked people did not see the potential embedded in the visit of
the Holywood stars.
According to
her, they sold Ghana to the outside world and therefore need to be appreciated.
On not
collaborating with their colleagues in Ghana, the Minister mentioned that there
was no agreement between the holywood stars and the creative arts council for
that purpose, however, players in the industry should have hustled to get to
meet up with these stars from holywood.
“If you go to America or London do you look for your colleague movie stars there? Even when you go to Nigeria, do you look for Gennevive? No, why? Because you went there for your business. So if they wanted to meet these stars, they should have hustled and they would have met them,” she told Yvonne Okoro.
Source:MyNewsGh.com/Ayeh Offei-Akoto/2019
