{"id":151320,"date":"2024-02-14T11:54:51","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T11:54:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/14\/gospel-musicians-can-belong-to-a-political-party\/"},"modified":"2024-02-14T11:54:51","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T11:54:51","slug":"gospel-musicians-can-belong-to-a-political-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/14\/gospel-musicians-can-belong-to-a-political-party\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Gospel Musicians Can Belong To A Political Party"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Akesse Brempong<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Popular Ghanaian gospel musician, Akesse Brempong, says there is nothing wrong with artistes aligning with the ideologies of a political party in the country.<\/p>\n<p>The musician questioned the reason why, as a country, we are intolerable of gospel artistes throwing their weight behind a political party of their choice, particularly in an election year.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2018God is working\u2019 hitmaker is of the firm belief that musicians can be partisan and still appeal to a much polarised society.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in an interview on <strong><em>Joy Prime<\/em><\/strong>\u2018s <strong><em>Celeb Biz <\/em><\/strong>Saturday, Akesse Brempong indicated that, our intolerance to divergent political views may be detrimental to our very own survival.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs much as the gospel musician is an individual, has ideologies, and can identify with the ideologies of a political party, the gospel musician can belong to a political party.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut the other thing is when you know that the people your ministry is for are cross-partisan and that you align with this party, especially in Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGhanaians can tolerate the idea of gospel musicians supporting a party. I don\u2019t know why it is,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Akesse Brempong further added that the hypocrisy and vilification of individuals who support a political party must stop.<\/p>\n<p>The gospel artiste also revealed that he is not financially supported by his church for being a pastor.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, he does not want to be a financial liability to his church while discharging his pastoral duties.<\/p>\n<p>The musician said he relies on multiple streams of revenue aside from his music career to make ends meet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Akesse Brempong \u00a0 Popular Ghanaian gospel musician, Akesse Brempong, says there is nothing wrong with artistes aligning with the ideologies of a political party in the country. 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