After the government’s botched All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) deal that would have seen Ghana host the event for three years, artiste manager Bulldog has noted that the move was a stupid one.
According to him, it simply did not make sense for the country to dole out taxpayers’ money to foreigners to organise events here.
Ghana had signed a three-year deal with the organisers of AFRIMA which would have seen the country host the event in 2018 and was also scheduled to host the 2019 and 2020 editions.
But there was a huge public outcry when it emerged that the country was going to spend $4.5 million on the three events.
The government subsequently abrogated the deal after the outcry.
Bulldog, known in real life as Lawrence Nana Asiamah Hanson, speaking in an interview on Showbiz 927 on 3FM said the AFRIMA deal was a stupid one.
He made the comments while reacting to the deal signed between the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) and Event Horizon Entertainment Limited for Ghana to host the Afro Nation concert for the next five years.
He said, “It is stupid to collect taxpayers’ money and give to foreigners to do an event for us. We have event organisers here as well so if we want to do an event to encompass Africa [and sell Ghana], event organisers here can do it.”
He commended the government for the Afro Nation deal.
“With Afro Nation, these are private investors and what the government did was smart and I’m sure they’ve learnt from all the noise we made about AFRIMA…,” the artiste manager noted.
Bulldog, who manages Dancehall artiste Shatta Wale, was however quick to warn that,”If we hear that they’ve given them money, we go bore.”
Source: 3news.com
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Some of the commetators here are dumb as a bag of stones. It is very ***barred word*** to give our tax money to foreigners to do something that we can do ourselves. It is common sense.
Peacefm be a little bit sophisticated what is the sense of publising a comment of an idi*ot? Freedom of speech doesnt mean freedom of stu*pidity it doesnt mean any idi*ot can comment on a national issue. Social media travels and makes inpact so not everything is posted! Why do hype ***barred word*** to make our country be classified as a shi*thole? There are some characters who shouldn't be entertained in our national issues ! Ghana is glofifying nkurasefuo and nkurasesem more than anything, it is not funny, their shameful and ***barred word*** comments are not funny but disgusting! I know some Ghanaians will say if they are not in the game doesnt seem interesting but NO they are disgusting dont give them that chance to disgrace this beautiful country! We need serious intellectually smart with wisdom guys to talk not A Plus and this Bulldog and does he really know a bull dog? The ugliest and scary dog on earth !Stop ridiculing Ghana with fo *ols
people like this think they have brains to talk any how. Does he know how much money Ghana stand to gain from such a international event? Direct and indirect money? This is the typical s-pain that makes it difficult for Ghana to progress. This krami3n will not complain if it was China, Euro or America doing this but another Africa in this case Nigerian or even Ghanaian and he will talk nonfa. The fact is you cant put such a show and draw this type of traffic and people with disposable income to come. They have this event in Portugal, Puerto Rico, SA is calling them, Kenya, Rwanda calling and even Nigeria is complaining so what is he talking about?
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