{"id":1234388,"date":"2022-10-25T20:00:35","date_gmt":"2022-10-25T20:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/10\/25\/i-have-never-been-a-judge-at-gmb-auditions-dep-minister-mark-okraku-mantey-denies-salma-mumins-claim\/"},"modified":"2022-10-25T20:00:35","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T20:00:35","slug":"i-have-never-been-a-judge-at-gmb-auditions-dep-minister-mark-okraku-mantey-denies-salma-mumins-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/10\/25\/i-have-never-been-a-judge-at-gmb-auditions-dep-minister-mark-okraku-mantey-denies-salma-mumins-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;I Have Never Been A Judge At GMB Auditions&#8221; \u2013 Dep. Minister, Mark Okraku Mantey Denies Salma Mumin\u2019s Claim |"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Deputy Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Hon. Mark Okraku Mantey has debunked claims by actress, Salma Mumin that they once had an encounter at Ghana Most Beautiful auditions years back.<\/p>\n<p>Salma Mumin had said on UTV that although she had the chance to compete for Ghana\u2019s Most Beautiful pageant, she was unsuccessful.<\/p>\n<p>Salma claimed that even though the show\u2019s well-known judge, Mark Okraku Mantey, treated her poorly, she didn\u2019t give up on her aspirations. Salma Mumin revealed these details to the United  panel.<\/p>\n<p>The panel was debating the response of Ghanaian musician Abiana to one of the up-and-coming performers who attended the Greater Accra TV3 Mentor auditions.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Mark Okraku auditioned as my judge at Ghana\u2019s Most Beautiful auditions. I have been to a lot of auditions in my life.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The year that Chaanna won, I couldn\u2019t make it to the semi-final auditions because I could speak the local dialogue which is the Wale. But now I gave say proverbs in my local dialect. To go through what he did wasn\u2019t so cool. I have had encounters with Mark Okraku as a judge.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>He was really arrogant towards me and I was so scared. So I went out of the audition room and people started asking about me, I kept going about him that there is this guy in there who is not nice at all.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Even if I didn\u2019t perform well, I won\u2019t say it. I was upset about it. Just imagine how the boy will feel. I don\u2019t think it is a great feeling. I know how what the boy went through at the TV3 Mentor auditions he did wasn\u2019t so cool and to think the young boy starting a career had to go through this?\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>However, in a new development, Mark Okraku Mantey has denied accusations by Salma Mumin that he was a judge at GMB and was rude to her as he confirmed to  that he was never a judge at the said pageant or any other pageant show.<em> <\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I haver never been a judge on Ghana Most Beautiful before and I have never been a judge on any beauty pageant or any beauty pageant auditions&#8221;, Mark told .\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>We are, however, yet to see a response from Salma Mumin on this accusation.<\/p>\n<h3><strong\/><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"peace_black_text_4\">Source: Eugene Osafo-Nkansah\/ <\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"clear:both\">\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"peace_red_text_1\"><\/span>: <span class=\"peace_ash_text_1\">Opinions expressed here are those of the writers and do not reflect those of .  accepts no responsibility legal or otherwise for their accuracy of content. Please report any inappropriate content to us, and we will evaluate it as a matter of priority.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>Featured Video\n<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"wB2-NHndouE\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Our Fight Against Sim Card Registration Is Unending- Hon. Ras Mubarak Cautions Gov&#039;t\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wB2-NHndouE?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Deputy Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Hon. Mark Okraku Mantey has debunked claims by actress, Salma Mumin that they once had an encounter at Ghana Most Beautiful auditions years back. Salma Mumin had said on UTV that although she had the chance to compete for Ghana\u2019s Most Beautiful pageant, she was unsuccessful. 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