MUSIGA HAS BEEN GIVEN A BAD REPUTATION – Bessa Simons

“However, there are loads of positive things about MUSIGA that we can tell Ghanaians and the world at large. MUSIGA should be made attractive and that will depend on the great things we put about it out there,” he added.

MUSIGA is set to hold elections on October 10 to choose new executives. Bessa Simons hopes that there won’t be any further delays due to court injunctions, which have postponed elections multiple times in recent years.

He stressed that these injunctions and legal disputes harm the union’s reputation, making it less attractive to potential partners and members. Bessa Simons intends to unite MUSIGA members and strengthen its regional offices to enhance its effectiveness across the country.

“Even aspiring presidents of MUSIGA have taken the union to court and had injunctions placed on the elections but what they forget is that it gives the union they want to lead a bad name making it unattractive. Musicians depend on us and need us for business and when these things happen, no one is willing to work with us,” he said.

He believes in the potential of MUSIGA but acknowledges that it’s time to change the negative narrative surrounding the union and restore its credibility.

“I believe in MUSIGA a lot because I have been a part of it for some time now and I know the prospects it has. We have given it a bad name for far too long and it is about time some of us changed the narrative,” he concluded.