[ 2015-02-12 ]

Kojo Antwi Wins Top GHAMRO Position
Music maestro Kojo Antwi has been sworn into
office as the new Chairman of the Ghana Music
Rights Organisation (GHAMRO).

Kojo, who contested the position unopposed in
Wednesday’s GHAMRO elections, was sworn in to
serve a two-year term, together with eight other
board members.

About 3,700 members of GHAMRO cast their votes to
elect new board members for the music rights body.
Registered members of the organization convened in
Accra, Kumasi and Tamale to elect persons who will
steer GHAMRO from its troubled waters.

Wednesday’s elections were the first in
GHAMRO’s 25-year history.

GHAMRO has for more than a year now been bedeviled
by a series of controversies forcing the Human
Rights Court in July 2014 to order the board led
by Carlos Sakyi to step aside.

In all, 18 persons contested for various positions
in GHAMRO, including Chairman, Deputy Chairman,
and Board Members.

Some of the well-known figures who voted Wednesday
included Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA)
president Bice Osei Kuffour (Obour), Ben Brako,
Diana Hopeson, Randy Noonoo, and Nana Kwaku Duah
(Tic Tac).

After the hotly contested elections, James Kwaku
Tuffour beat Randy Noonoo George to become Deputy
Chairman (Composer) while Ahmed Banda (Bandex)
beat Dominic Anomah to the Deputy Chairman
(Producer/Publisher) position.

Diana Hopeson, Zapp Mallet, Mary Ghansah, Nana
Kwaku Duah (Tic Tac), Bessa Simons Henry,
Augustina Addison were elected as Board Members
(Composers).

They obtained more votes than Elvis Jackson Etuah,
George Asafo-Adjei and Rev. Talented Arthur.

For the position of Board Member
(Producer/Publisher), Benjamin Mensah (Big Ben),
Seth Kwaku Amponsah (Easyway), Francis Yaw Manu
(Teacher Redeemer) and Rev. Francis Boahene vied
unopposed.

The new board will be formally inaugurated on
February 27.

Source - Daily Guide

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