The Foundation of Concerned Arts Professionals have debunked claims by the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) that GH¢ 2 million allocated to the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) for capacity building was misapplied.
Chairman of PIAC, Dr Steve Manteaw, speaking on Adom FM’s Burning Issues program, had questioned why an amount of GH¢ 2 million was allocated to MUSIGA for capacity building.
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“How can you allocate such a huge sum of money to MUSIGA for capacity building under the utilization of the oil revenue”, he questioned.
According to him, MUSIGA in response said it invested the GH¢ 2 million allocated by government into research but Dr. Manteaw said the association could not present findings of the said report to PIAC.
But reacting to the claims, FOCAP in a statement, said it was surprised at the false alarm raised by the chairman.
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According to FOCAP, there has been no formal or informal communication between PIAC and MUSIGA, requesting for the said report.
“PIAC though interested in the matter of the usage of the 2 million Ghana Cedis should have done the needful by asking the right sources for the report rather than throwing dust into the eyes of the public and ridiculing the entire music industry and dragging its name into the mud”, part of the statement said.
FOCAP is, therefore, asking PIAC to immediately apologise to the music industry for what they describe as “blatant” lie against MUSIGA.
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“FOCAP believes PIAC should, with immediate effect, apologize to the entire music industry and MUSIGA for the misinformation and not really taking into consideration the negative effect of the chairman’s comment,” the statement said.
Below are details of the statement:
FOCAP – PIAC Chairman Disrespect Art Industry (1)
FOCAP reacts to PIAC’s GH¢ 2 million oil money claim against MUSIGA
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