{"id":264703,"date":"2024-12-13T05:10:52","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T05:10:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/13\/oppressed-musicians-citizens-speaking-after-npps-defeat-due-to-air-of-freedom-rex-omar\/"},"modified":"2024-12-13T05:10:52","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T05:10:52","slug":"oppressed-musicians-citizens-speaking-after-npps-defeat-due-to-air-of-freedom-rex-omar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/13\/oppressed-musicians-citizens-speaking-after-npps-defeat-due-to-air-of-freedom-rex-omar\/","title":{"rendered":"Oppressed musicians, citizens speaking after NPP\u2019s defeat due to air of freedom \u2013 Rex Omar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/503\/50398397.295.jpg\" alt=\"Highlife artiste, Rex Omar\" title=\"Highlife artiste, Rex Omar\" width=\"295\" height=\"186\" \/> <span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Highlife artiste, Rex Omar<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-touch-callout: none; -moz-user-select: none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none;\">\n<p id=\"article-123\">After the December 7 elections, most musicians like Criss Waddle, Medikal, and Manifest have all shared their frustrations with the Akufo-Addo administration.<\/p>\n<p>Rex Omar, a veteran musician, has said these artistes and some Ghanaian citizens have started voicing out because there is an air of freedom blowing in the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince NPP lost, don\u2019t you feel that there is an air of freedom that makes people express their views without being afraid for their lives?\u201d he asked Amansan Krakye in an interview.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGhanaians said a lot of bad things about Mahama, and young people were insulting him anyhow, but he never victimized anyone or did anything.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring Akufo-Addo\u2019s tenure, it was completely different, so why wouldn\u2019t people be afraid to express their opinion, and so many bad things happened?\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you voice out, your job will collapse, and a lot of people have suffered, but they couldn\u2019t say anything for fear of being brutalized,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Highlife artiste, Rex Omar After the December 7 elections, most musicians like Criss Waddle, Medikal, and Manifest have all shared their frustrations with the Akufo-Addo administration. 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