{"id":1191112,"date":"2022-08-26T12:27:22","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T12:27:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/26\/mr-eazi-pays-courtesy-call-on-accra-mayor\/"},"modified":"2022-08-26T12:27:22","modified_gmt":"2022-08-26T12:27:22","slug":"mr-eazi-pays-courtesy-call-on-accra-mayor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/26\/mr-eazi-pays-courtesy-call-on-accra-mayor\/","title":{"rendered":"Mr Eazi pays courtesy call on Accra Mayor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Mr-Eazi-AMA-Boss-696x464.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Mr Eazi AMA Boss\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Renowned Nigerian afro-pop musician and shareholder of Betpawa, Oluwatosin Oluwole Ajibade, aka Mr Eazi, has paid a courtesy call on the Chief Executive of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly(AMA), Elizabeth Kwatsoe Tawiah Sackey, to discuss sports development in Accra. <\/p>\n<p>The \u2018Leg Over\u2019 hitmaker was accompanied by Daniel Kwame Sarfo, an Executive Director of emPawa Africa\u2014a label services company that provides distribution, publishing administration and Marketing for independent African artistes and labels.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Eazi said as part of Betpawa\u2019s Corporate Social Responsibilities(CSR), the company wants to support the city to empower the youth through the development of sports.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He pointed out that the company believes that not everyone could be an engineer or musician like himself but some could be boxers or runners, hence the partnership with the Assembly to bring development to the people of Accra through sports.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>He noted that as a sports betting and online gaming industry that continues to see massive growth, it was important to demonstrate strong CSR.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the past, we have been brainstorming on ways to touch CSR and promote responsible gaming\u2026 We want to do something to develop sports in Ghana, hence our recent decision to sponsor the Ghana Premier League,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He added that his\u00a0company was looking for projects to align with and commit funds to meet CSR and provide some visibility for its brand in a meaningful way.<\/p>\n<p>He announced plans to support the Assembly\u00a0to refurbish some boxing gyms in Accra and also reequip them to help promote boxing in the metropolis.<\/p>\n<p>The Mayor of Accra, who welcomed the famous Nigerian musician to her office at the city hall, lauded the initiative to partner with the city to bring development to its people through sports and reiterated the city\u2019s commitment to empowering the youth in the metropolis.<\/p>\n<p>She also called on the musician to support her women\u2019s empowerment agenda, adding that equality for women would benefit generations to come.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"CJAoxFa2T48\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kasiebo Tau At 9:55 AM on Adom TV (26-8-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CJAoxFa2T48?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Renowned Nigerian afro-pop musician and shareholder of Betpawa, Oluwatosin Oluwole Ajibade, aka Mr Eazi, has paid a courtesy call on the Chief Executive of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly(AMA), Elizabeth Kwatsoe Tawiah Sackey, to discuss sports development in Accra. 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