Nkonkonsa Celebrity Gossip From Africa
Rapper Tic (Nana Kwaku Okyere Duah) of Ghana has said that the media should have done more to publicize the funeral of the late singer Nana Ampadu.
He further said that Ghanaians have a habit of not offering proper respect to people who deserve it.
The rapper was a recent guest on Accra 100.5 FM’s mid-morning program Ayekoo Ayekoo, where he grumbled about the lack of a “serious documentary” about the death of the Ghanaian “music hero and legend,” Nana Kwame Ampadu, drawing attention even from worldwide media organizations.
“We have not yet thrown the necessary spotlight on the man’s legacy,” Tic charged.
The ‘Fefe Ne Fe’ hitmaker reasons if the lives of great personalities are not duly highlighted in the media, “it leads to forgetfulness.”
“I made noise about his [Ampadu] demise to draw attention to it but I couldn’t go for the funeral,” he confessed and revealed, it was his “former manager Georgina Bempong who told me he had been given a state burial and it was happening, as she spoke to me, at the State House.”
The musician and businessman recounted the story to drive home the point that inaccurate reporting prevents deserving people from receiving the accolades they deserve.
He felt strongly that the media was responsible for the lack of coverage given to the goodbye celebrations for the “King of Singers.”
“BBC, CNN and the others post about Fela’s birthday,” he said and asserted in contrast, Ghanaians have no respect.
“I don’t understand why our country is like this,” he wondered in addition.
“I don’t know what we want to see before we place value on things,” Tic showed signs of great frustration.
On Friday, 7 October 2022, at the State House, luminaries including the President of Ghana, Akufo-Addo, and the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, attended the state burial of the renowned Nana Kwame Ampadu.
His age was given as 76.
Tic’s most recent single is titled “Wayo,” and it features seasoned MC Joe Fraizer and talented vocalist Samuel G.
Source;NKONKONSA.com
