Mark Okraku Mantey, President of the Creative Arts Council<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\nPresident of the Creative Arts Council has urged acts and the general public not\u00a0to attack an award scheme if some awards designations do not go in their favour.<\/p>\n
\u201cAn award is an honour so if you are not honoured why attack or disrespect the scheme? I think it is time to grow above that,\u201d Mark Okraku Mantey said on Daybreak Hitz <\/strong>on Hitz FM.<\/strong><\/p>\nThe Creative Arts Council president said, it is disheartening especially, when the people insulting and attacking the scheme failed to campaign and vote for their favourite acts or even make an appearance at the event.<\/p>\n
He explained, the whole creative arts industry as a result of some of these attacks, fail to get sponsorship from corporate houses for their shows.<\/p>\n
Mr Mantey revealed some corporate houses have tagged such areas as \u201cslippery\u2019.<\/p>\n
SEE THIS: <\/strong>Nipsey Hussle murder suspect arrested in Los Angeles<\/strong><\/p>\n\u201cThey [corporate houses] argue anytime they put their money into award schemes, especially, people end up disrespecting the award scheme and sponsors. By the time you are through, these people who have toys in the name of phones will come and rubbish the work and the argument are not objective,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The Creative Arts Council president disclosed if he ever organises an award scheme, he will take public voting out\u00a0because,\u00a0many people in the public would\u00a0fail to vote for the deserving acts but will get offended when other nominated acts win.<\/p>\n
He stated that he would rather use his board to award acts than depend on the public.<\/p>\n
Mr Mantey, on Tuesday, said many people who are complaining of the wins at the just ended 3Music Awards, did not vote for their favourite acts but have resorted to insults.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen the head of 3Music and his partners were doing the award the ones who are sending these messages did not vote and they never came to the hall,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is 100%\u00a0disrespect to humanity,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
According to Mr Mantey, he was really disappointed when he saw a comment attributed to Blakk Cedi, manager of Stonebwoy calling 3Music Awards \u201cjoke of the century.\u201d<\/p>\n
ALSO SEE: <\/strong>We\u2019re hitting the streets soon if \u2018dumsor\u2019 doesn\u2019t stop \u2013 Yvonne Nelson tells Akufo-Addo<\/strong><\/p>\n\u201cIf that comment\u00a0is really him and not doctored, and he (Blakk Cedi) feels like that\u00a0then he should bring all the awards Stonebwoy won last year and the three he won this year because it is a joke,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n
The Creative Arts President explained he would rather use a board to make the choices of who wins what for his award scheme. \u201cIt is the prerogative of the board, if they take a decision that they are awarding someone, you the person selling fan ice, you just keep quiet.\u201d<\/p>\n
He stated it is the industry that has decided they want to award someone and people are allowed to disagree.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is a human institution, so, for decisions made, you also have a right to disagree, after all, your wife is not the same as my wife. It is about choices but the fact that you disagree does not give you the power to insult me,\u201d Mr Mantey added.<\/p>\n
Source: myjoyonline.com<\/p>\n
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