Popular Ghanaian musician Denning Edem Hotor better known in showbiz circles, has said he doesn’t believe the current crop of MUSIGA executives led by Bessa Simons as he has nothing positive to offer the music industry and musicians.
He said this in an interview with Emcee Bebe on Ultimate 106.9 FM on Saturday, 21 October, 2023.
The musician stated emphatically that he doesn’t expect anything from the newly elected executives because their work will be difficult to execute due to lack of support from the central government.
“I’ve zero expectations from Bessa Simons because he failed and couldn’t do anything purposeful during his acting years as MUSIGA president, and the same results would be experienced in his entire tenure…” he said.
EDEM added that without laws from central government that will back the works of the MUSIGA union, the union can’t do anything meaningful to support the industry and musicians.
According to him, the only thing that could change the fortunes of the industry is proper investment from investors and the government but we are currently lacking all of these.
As a reminder, Bessa Simons has been elected as the new president of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA), ending years of postponed elections that have plagued the organization.
Bessa Simons who had been serving as MUSIGA’s acting president, secured a total of 324 votes, defeating his sole rival, Ras Caleb, who received 66 votes during the election.
The election which saw participation from MUSIGA members across Ghana, on Tuesday, October 10, 2023, brought several other executives into power, including Thomas Yawson as first vice president, Abena Ruthy as second vice president and SK Agyemang as general secretary.
The rest are Eddie Eyison as national treasurer, Gifty Ghansah as national welfare officer, and Chizzy Wailer as national organiser.