Ing. Ken Ashigbey described the re-election of Obour as MUSIGA
President is a sign of the confidence the members of the Union have in
him. He spoke about the umbilical cord that binds MUSIGA to the Graphic
Group in terms of how the Graphic Communications Group and MUSIGA have a
joint task of promoting Ghana music to levels that we can be proud of
and how Ghana music can compete favorably in the global arena. Ing.
Ashigbey said the Graphic Group has been involved in developing brands
in Ghana and will continue to assist the Union in developing our musical
identity as a nation. The Graphic Group MD assured the Union executives
of the group’s continued support for the Ghana Music Week Festival as
well as the MUSIGA Academy.
The Director of Newspapers at the Graphic Group Yaw Boadu
Ayeh-Boafo also applauded the MUSIGA Academy idea and the Ageing
Musicians Welfare Fund (AMWeF) set up by the Union to cater for the
older generation of musicians as well as the incapacitated.
On his part, the MUSIGA President thanked the MD and his team for
the huge support the Graphic Group has been offering the Union
describing the group as one of the top partners of MUSIGA. He reaffirmed
the Union’s commitment to exporting Ghanaian music to the world. The
meeting also described some avenues for collaboration between the two
organizations.
The visit is part of a series of courtesy calls by the newly
elected executives of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA). The
delegation led by the President of the Union, Bice Osei Kuffour aka
Obour visited the Graphic Communications Group Ltd and the Despite Group
of Companies operators of Peace, Okay and Neat FMs as well as UTV.
At the Despite Group of Companies, the Director of Finance and
Administration for the group Fadda Dickson also commended the MUSIGA
leadership on their election and assured them of continued support for
the Union’s work. The meeting also discussed ways of improving music
sales in the digital era in addition to challenges the industry faces
and how to overcome them. The MUSIGA delegation was made up of the 1st
Vice President, Bessa Simons; 2nd Vice President Rev Dr. Thomas Yawson;
National Organizer, Chizzy Wailer; Secretary of AMWeF, J.V. Owusu, the
newly appointed spokesman for the President, Nana Yaw Osei-Darkwa; the
Administrator, Rev Fiifi Khan Agyarkwah and the Director of
Communications and Special Projects.
Written by Administrator
SOURCE: WWW.MUSIGA.ORG.GH
