{"id":104179,"date":"2023-09-28T11:12:47","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T11:12:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/28\/okraku-mantey-awfully-silent-on-creative-arts-after-appointment\/"},"modified":"2023-09-28T11:12:47","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T11:12:47","slug":"okraku-mantey-awfully-silent-on-creative-arts-after-appointment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/28\/okraku-mantey-awfully-silent-on-creative-arts-after-appointment\/","title":{"rendered":"Okraku Mantey &#8216;awfully silent&#8217; on creative arts after appointment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Ghanaian singer Kelvyn Boy has criticised Deputy Minister for Creative Arts, Mark Okraku-Mantey, for his seeming silence since he assumed office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In a tweet, the singer questioned why Mr Okraku-Mantey had gone off the radar since becoming a Deputy Minister, given that he was previously outspoken on matters relating to the creative arts industry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">A fan tried to defend the Minister by arguing that he was a Deputy Minister and could not do anything without the approval of his superiors. However, Kelvyn Boy dismissed this argument, saying that Deputy Ministers did real work.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Mr Okraku-Mantey has served as Dr Ibrahim Mohammed Awal\u2019s deputy since 2021. Prior to this, he was the President of the Creative Arts Council from 2017 to 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">He has worked as a disk jockey (DJ), radio and TV executive, and record producer, and he is also the founder and CEO of Slip Mark Entertainment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In the past, Mr Okraku-Mantey had clashed with several creative arts personalities on matters relating to the industry.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-976439 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Kelvyn-tweet-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"790\" height=\"787\"  \/><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghanaian singer Kelvyn Boy has criticised Deputy Minister for Creative Arts, Mark Okraku-Mantey, for his seeming silence since he assumed office. In a tweet, the singer questioned why Mr Okraku-Mantey had gone off the radar since becoming a Deputy Minister, given that he was previously outspoken on matters relating to the creative arts industry. 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