{"id":113601,"date":"2023-10-24T05:24:49","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T05:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/24\/bessa-simons-is-another-failure-elected-as-musiga-prez-ive-zero-expectations\/"},"modified":"2023-10-24T05:24:49","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T05:24:49","slug":"bessa-simons-is-another-failure-elected-as-musiga-prez-ive-zero-expectations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/24\/bessa-simons-is-another-failure-elected-as-musiga-prez-ive-zero-expectations\/","title":{"rendered":"Bessa Simons is another failure elected as MUSIGA Prez; I\u2019ve Zero expectations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Popular Ghanaian musician Denning Edem Hotor better known in showbiz circles, has said he doesn\u2019t believe the current crop of MUSIGA executives led by Bessa Simons as he has nothing positive to offer the music industry and musicians.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-901\" data-method=\"placement-service\"\/><span class=\"ezoic-autoinsert-video ezoic-under_first_paragraph\"\/><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-114\" data-inserter-version=\"2\"\/><\/p>\n<p>He said this in an interview with Emcee Bebe on Ultimate 106.9 FM on Saturday, 21 October, 2023.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-909\" data-method=\"placement-service\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The musician stated emphatically that he doesn\u2019t expect anything from the newly elected executives because their work will be difficult to execute due to lack of support from the central government.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-910\" data-method=\"placement-service\"\/><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-122\" data-inserter-version=\"2\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve zero expectations from Bessa Simons because he failed and couldn\u2019t do anything purposeful during his acting years as MUSIGA president, and the same results would be experienced in his entire tenure\u2026\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-911\" data-method=\"placement-service\"\/><\/p>\n<p>EDEM added that without laws from central government that will back the works of the MUSIGA union, the union can\u2019t do anything meaningful to support the industry and musicians.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-912\" data-method=\"placement-service\"\/><span class=\"ezoic-autoinsert-video ezoic-under_second_paragraph\"\/><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-123\" data-inserter-version=\"2\"\/><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Bessa Simons who had been serving as MUSIGA\u2019s acting president, secured a total of 324 votes, defeating his sole rival, Ras Caleb, who received 66 votes during the election.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-913\" data-method=\"placement-service\"\/><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ezoic-autoinsert-video ezoic-mid_content\"\/><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-124\" data-inserter-version=\"2\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The rest are Eddie Eyison as national treasurer, Gifty Ghansah as national welfare officer, and Chizzy Wailer as national organiser.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-914\" data-method=\"placement-service\"\/><span class=\"ezoic-autoinsert-video ezoic-mid_content\"\/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Popular Ghanaian musician Denning Edem Hotor better known in showbiz circles, has said he doesn\u2019t believe the current crop of MUSIGA executives led by Bessa Simons as he has nothing positive to offer the music industry and musicians. 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