[ 2011-04-12 ]

Agya Koo escaped a ban by the skin of his teeth

Agya Koo narrowly escapes ban from movie producers
Popular actor, Kofi Adu known in showbiz circles
as Agya Koo would have become the fourth movie
actor to incur the wrath of the Film Producers
Association of Ghana (FIPAG) but for a timely
apology.

According Socrate Safo, Public Relations Officer
for FIPAG who made the revelation to
Myjoyonline.com, the actor was reported to the
Disciplinary and Arbitration Committee (DAC) of
FIPAG by James Agyemang, a movie producer based in
Kumasi for refusing to act with certain actors.

The producer said Agya Koo’s action was a
violation of the contract agreement signed between
the two parties. He is reported to have signed the
contract and taken the money before eventually
deciding not to act with them.

Socrate explained that when the report was made,
the DAC summoned both parties to resolve the
issue. Agya Koo, he said, had to postpone his trip
due to the respect he has for FIPAG to attend the
meeting.

After the meeting, which was held last month, Agya
Koo apologized for his indiscretion, leading to
the resolution of the issue amicably.

Socrate said contrary to public perceptions, “we
(FIPAG) don’t come out like gods sitting
somewhere [to ban people]…We invite them to come
and talk…we give them opportunities…”

The controversial movie producer does not
understand why people see FIPAG as a group of mean
people.

He said Agya Koo would have been "banned"
“depending on how the deliberations would have
[ended]…” and they invited him to the meeting,
just like the other actors - Yvonne Nelson, Kofi
Adjorlolo and Ekow Smith – because he, Agya Koo,
has rights which must be respected.

Asked if FIPAG wouldn’t have incurred the wrath
of the movie industry and the general populace
considering the pivotal role Agya Koo plays in the
movie industry, if he had been banned, Socrate was
quick to say, “because he is big we can’t do
anything to him? If Agya Koo had misbehaved, he
would have faced the same consequence.”

Reacting to reports that FIPAG is considering
lifting the ban placed on Yvonne Nelson, Kofi
Adjorlolo and Ekow Smith, Socrate said he does not
know who is peddling these rumours.

He stated emphatically that, “the ban is still
in place,” adding that, “somebody is playing
some prank, let whoever is playing this prank
stop.”

He explained that, “before coming with the ban,
we knew what we were doing…we didn’t place
this ban to be lifted, we knew they (actors) will
come and apologise.”

The FIPAG PRO said they gave all three actors the
equal “opportunity to rectify [the impasse]."

Socrate Safo however said as much as the ban
prohibits the three actors from working with the
body for the stipulated ban period, concerns
raised by many that they are still actively acting
is untrue and that, movies being released that
features these actors were shot before the ban was
imposed on them.

Source - MyjoyOnline

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