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Hip life artist, Obour known in real life as Bice Osei Kuffour has been elected new President of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA). As the youngest in the race for the MUSIGA presidency, the 2004 Ghana Music Awards Artiste of the Year winner beat veteran musicians Gyedu Blay Ambolley, Nana Tuffour and Willie Roy to make history as the youngest MUSIGA president ever. Obour, who was elected at the 5th quadrennial Congress held at Tamale, polled 64 votes as against 51 votes by Nana Tuffour. Veteran musician Gyedu Blay Ambolley polled 24 while Willie Roy was awarded with 2 votes. Total votes cast was 139. In other results, Chizzy Wailer was elected the National Organizer, whiles Deborah Freeman was elected General Secretary. Kaakyire Kwame Appiah beat incumbent Nat Brew to win the first Vice President. Bessa Simon is the new second Vice President. The 3-Day Congress began on August 16 and ended on August 18 at the Radach Memorial Center in Tamale. Obour, who started showing his interest and readiness in becoming the next president of MUSIGA to change the plight of musicians in the country and also to continue from where current president Diana Hopeson has seen his dream become a reality. Obour picked the motto �AJUMAPA� to wit Goodwork, an acronym for: Administration, Jobs, Unity, Music business, Ageing, Policies and Achievements. He was born at �Braha Bebu Me� (Dekyemenso) in the Ashanti Region on November 7, 1981 to Christiana Addo and reverend B.O Kuffour. Of his seven sibblings, all his sisters and even his mother sung in the church At six, he played most of the drums especially the Atumpan in the Juaso-Ashanti Akyem chief�s palace where his father used to preside over before accepting Christ. According to him, that inspired him a lot, lyrically.