{"id":109796,"date":"2023-10-12T13:50:30","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T13:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/12\/i-dont-think-government-has-done-enough-for-the-creative-arts-sector-samini\/"},"modified":"2023-10-12T13:50:30","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T13:50:30","slug":"i-dont-think-government-has-done-enough-for-the-creative-arts-sector-samini","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/12\/i-dont-think-government-has-done-enough-for-the-creative-arts-sector-samini\/","title":{"rendered":"I don&#8217;t think government has done enough for the creative arts sector &#8211; Samini"},"content":{"rendered":"<br><div id=\"article-text\">\n                        \n\n                        \n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Musician Samini has said that the governing New Patriotic Party has not put enough effort into helping the creative arts sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking in an interview on HitZ FM, Samini said that industry players had been waiting on the government to fulfil its promise adding that the projects that are being done are also not close to completion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI saw on UTV the other day when Socrates was talking, he tried to give references to certain construction sites to say that these are theatres and stuff that are being built, and we have a year and a half to go\u2026So if these things are under construction on the very foundation level, then I don&#8217;t know how to, you know, mark it until maybe the one and a half years is over.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBut really judging from where I sit, I don&#8217;t think enough has been put towards our sector as against what was said. I wouldn&#8217;t say there is enough. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;There&#8217;s always room for more given how long we&#8217;ve been waiting for things to happen, and what we expect to happen, as against how much promises were made and then comparing that to what is being done on the ground now,\u201d Samini said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As someone who campaigned for the NPP ahead of the 2020 general elections, he stated that he was disappointed with the effort so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Samini.mp4\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Samini stated that this is because the promises the government made to the creative arts industry encouraged him to believe in President Akufo-Addo\u2019s vision and campaign for the party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThings like these, among other things like free SHS, one district, one factory, one district, one dam\u2026I was more interested in the factories because I come from the North and the numbers that we have over there, if you have factories that can employ people, 2000 people working day and night, making a living out of it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe have different sectors that need factories. So these things attracted some of us to go and say, \u2018let&#8217;s have some sort of continuity rather than distortion to retrogress\u2019. And I guess the blueprint is there for everyone to judge,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \n                               <p><strong>DISCLAIMER: <\/strong>The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p>      \n                <!-- Post Tags -->\n                \n\n                         \n                                             \n                    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Musician Samini has said that the governing New Patriotic Party has not put enough effort into helping the creative arts sector. 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