They shouldn’t have stopped me

Comedian, Lilwin, has always been well received anytime he mounted the stage to perform and loud applause ushers him off stage when he is done with his act.

But last Saturday maybe one of his most embarassing moments when he was forced to leave the stage before he was through with what he had planned to do at the fourth Ghana Meets Naija concert hosted at the Accra International Conference Centre.

During Lil Win’s comedy act at the event, he announced that he was in possession of marijuana which he said was the best medicine to cure headache and other ailments. But before he could explain further,  Lil Win was interrupted by  D.J Black and the former who was obviously not too happy.

Lil Win who has received a lot of bashing for putting up such an act has explained to Graphic Showbiz, that his act was about the disastrous effects of substance abuse and not to glory drugs. 

“What I had in the plastic bag was not wee but rather talcum powder, pepper and leaves. I mentioned “wee” because I wanted to explain to the audience the dangers of using drugs. There is no way I would stand on such a big platform to promote “wee”.

“ For Christ sake, I am a MTN Ambassador who has a lot of followers and that alone should tell anyone I wasn’t there to promote “wee”. It is unfortunate but maybe, I didn’t get the  introduction to the subject right. I will never promote substance use.

“I don’t use drugs but I worry about the young folks who do so and I thought as a role model, it was my duty to educate them on such issues when I get the opportunity. And the Ghana Meets Naija was a good platform to do just that. It is unfortunate the organisers thought I was promoting “wee”,”  Lil Win explained.

According to the actor, never has he promoted the use of “wee” in his movies not to talk about promoting it on such a huge platform.

He said had the organisers been a little patient with him,  everyone would have known the good message he was trying to drive home.

Asked why he did not communicate to the organisers before coming on stage, Lil Win explained the act was arranged between him and musician, Guru.

Lil Win says he is sorry for the mishap and that

had no intention to promote drug use many are speculating.

Death Threats Won’t Stop Me – Kofi B

Highlife musician Kofi B says the threats on his life over his campaign for fairness, transparency and equity in the distribution of royalties by the Ghana Music Rights Organization (GHAMRO) will not stop him from making sure the organization does the right thing.

Kofi Boakye Yiadom, as he was named, is one of the strong voices among other musicians calling on the interim Chairman of GHAMRO,, Carlos Sekyi, and his team to account for royalties they collected on their behalf and to also explain why the board was still in office when the organization's constitution allowed him to remain in office for a maximum of two years – which elapsed in May 2013.

“Tweeaa!!! These death threats will not stop me from making sure that Carlos Sekyi and the entire GHAMRO board render accounts to musicians in Ghana. I’m going to be louder than before on this issue,” I’m going to be louder than before on this issue,”.

Kofi B said he had reported the incident to the police and they have promised to look into the issue.

Kofi B received calls over the weekend from unknown persons threatening him to stay away from GHAMRO issues or he would be murdered like Fennec Okyere.

Reports said GHAMRO executives have scheduled to hold elections around July, but Kofi B said, “that election won’t work. The interim GHAMRO board has not rendered accounts on the monies it has collected for the past three years. How can they hold elections?”

“The law does not permit Carlos Sekyi and his team to hold the GHAMRO position for more than two years but as it stands now, they are in their third year. We don’t need him there,” he added.

Carlos Sekyi has however remained adamant. Though an official request from the Attorney General through the Copyright Office has been made to GHAMRO, it has not rendered accounts of the monies it collected and how they were spent.