Ghanaian highlife artiste, Amandzeba, has revealed he once turned down an offer to become a deputy minister.
According to the ‘Wogbejeke’ singer during the tenure of former President Attah Mills, he was approached to serve as Deputy Minister of Chieftaincy and Culture but he declined.
“Just when Atta Mills came to office, they wanted me to become the Deputy Minister of Culture. I told them hell no, hell no,” he told Jessica Opare Saforo on Traffic Avenue on Citi FM.
He said he declined the offer was that he could not stand incidents of conflict of interest for being a minister and an artiste.“You are a minister, you are a very good artiste. Programmes come from outside. They want somebody to go and perform and everybody thinks I am the right person to go – do you know the tongues that would lash at me?,” he said.
He cited that the reason Senegalese musician and one time Minister of Tourism and Culture in Senegal Youssou N’Dour left politics was that he did not want to leave his music trade.
Amandzeba added that people are dying to be popular but he believes in pedigree than popularity.
He would rather want to impact society with the knowledge he has than just letch after things that would make him popular.
Amandzeba who portrays the rich African culture through his personality, craft, artistry and music will performing at the Music of Ghanaian Origin (MOGO) on March 23, 2019 at the National Theatre.
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By: Kwame Dadzie | citinewsroom.com | Ghana
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