The Music Council of Ghana (MCG) issued a serious threat to the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts through a letter, informing the former of a massive peaceful demonstration they intended to embark on.
On Thursday 27th Feb, 2014, GhanaCelebrities.Com got hold of a gist that the Music Council of Ghana served the ministry with a ‘harsh toned’ letter, informing it of a demonstration they intend to embark on today Tuesday 4th March, 2014 without giving any reasons for their intended action to the ministry.
According to our source, by Friday 28th Feb, 2014, the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts called the office of MCG, prevailing upon them to call off their demonstration or have a meeting with the ministry to address whatever issues the MCG has; but, the President of MCG, Mr. Nester Ekow Micah, declined any seating or meeting.
Mr. Micah told the ministry that since he wrote officially to inform them on a subject matter and not through a phone call, the latter shouldn’t call for his attention for a meeting through a mere phone call. Our source revealed that Mr. Micah therefore insisted that the ministry send an official letter to his outfit before he will heed to whatever they had to say.
For reasons best known to the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, they re-directed MCG’s letter to the National Commission on Culture, directing the Commission to have a meeting with the MCG to discuss the latter’s petition to enable the Honourable Minister address them.
Below is a copy of the letter GhanaCelebrities.Com had from our source:
On Monday 3rd Feb, 2014, our source disclosed that the intended meeting between The Music Council of Ghana and the National Commission on Culture came off at the board room of the latter at around 12:30 pm (though it should have started at 11:00am).
According to our source, the Director (Finance and Administration) of the Commission, Mr. Michael H. Attipoe, pleaded with the executives of the MCG to shelve off their demonstration. He advised the MCG to rather exhaust all other options like dialoguing; though he admits demonstration is legally right – per the 1992 Constitution of Ghana.
At the end of the meeting, the executives of the MCG agreed to postpone their demonstration to 14th March, 2014 and asked Mr. Attipoe to get back to them before the postponed date for the demonstration is due.
When GhanaCelebrities.Com called Mr. Micah, he confirmed the meeting and the resolution they had with the National Commission on Culture and cut the call on us. Picking our call the second time, he said “this is all I can tell you for now.”
As for the reasons why the MCG wants to go on a demonstration, our source promised to furnish us for publication so stick and stay with GhanaCelebrities.Com. Until then…MOTWUM!!