The dance hall artiste tweeted this morning that it was not right for Ghanaian musicians to be less represented at the awards which was held in Ghana at Accra International Conference Centre on 4^thDecember, 2017.

According to Samini, a law that allows for 70% local content and at least 50% representation of Ghanaians at international programmes held in the country, should be passed.

“I am starting a campaign today and I hope it gets to the LAW makers. Ghanaians want 70 percent of local content on our airwaves and 50:50 share of performance time on any international platform mounted here on our soil.This is to help us also sell to the world “ourown” craft,” he tweeted.

He went ahead to admonish the President of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA), Bice Osei Kuffuor to help petition parliament in this regard.

“MUSIGA president pls take this to parliament for us oooo. We need change NOW chale … aaah. HOW,” added.

The ‘rain god’ responded to a claim by a follower that Ghanaian musicians were not given prominence at the award ceremony because they were not ambassadors of the headline sponsor Aiteo.

“I performed in 2006 or so at Glo caff awards .. I wasn’t an ambassador then .. you point is ?? Lol. I’ve actually performed in Nigeria several times as the only Gh act on the bill.. how can this happen any where in the world lol,” he said.

A lot of people including the founder of Danquah Institute, Gabby Asare Otchere Darko have also bemoaned the seeming sidelining of Ghanaian artistes at the Aiteo CAF Awards.

“Instead of treating us to some good Ghanaian performances, as well, CAF decided to populate the stage with Naija ones plus others, including a Nigerian artiste who was dressed as if he lost his way to the gym. I hear he is called Wizkid,” he wrote on Facebook.

Ghanaian artiste Efya opened the programme with a rendition of Ghana’s National Anthem and Kidi did the last performance.

There were other African artistes on the bill, predominantly Nigerian. The event saw performances from Nigerian Afro dance hall act, Patoranking, Flavour, Phyno, Olamide, Wizkid and Toofan from Togo and Fally Ipupa from Congo.

Ghanaian dance hall kingpin Shatta Wale who was billed to perform was did not make an appearance on stage last night.

The issue of giving Ghanaian artistes more prominent in the scheme of this things has been topical among stakeholders of the music industry for some time now.

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The dancehall artiste tweeted this morning that it was not right for Ghanaian musicians to be least represented at the awards, which was held in Ghana at Accra International Conference Centre on 4th December 2017.

According to Samini, a law that allows for 70% local content and at least 50% representation of Ghanaians at international programmes held in country, should be passed.

“I am starting a campaign today and I hope it gets to the LAW makers. Ghanaians want 70 percent of local content on our airwaves and 50:50 share of performance time on any international platform mounted here on our soil.This is to help us also sell to the world “ourown” craft,” he tweeted.

He went ahead to admonish the President of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA), Bice Osei Kuffuor to help petition parliament in this regard.

“MUSIGA president pls take this to parliament for us oooo. We need change NOW chale … aaah. HOW,” added.

The ‘rain god’ responded to a claim by a follower that Ghanaian musicians were not given prominence at the award ceremony because they were not ambassadors of the headline sponsor Aiteo.

“I performed in 2006 or so at Glo caff awards .. I wasn’t an ambassador then .. you point is ?? Lol. I’ve actually performed in Nigeria several times as the only Gh act on the bill.. how can this happen any where in the world lol,” he said.

A lot of people including the founder of Danquah Institute, Gabby Asare Otchere Darko have also bemoaned the seeming sidelining of Ghanaian artistes at the Aiteo CAF Awards.

“Instead of treating us to some good Ghanaian performances, as well, CAF decided to populate the stage with Naija ones plus others, including a Nigerian artiste who was dressed as if he lost his way to the gym. I hear he is called Wizkid,” he wrote on Facebook.

Ghanaian artiste Efya opened the programme with a rendition of Ghana’s National Anthem and Kidi did the last performance.

There were other African artistes on the bill, predominantly Nigerian. The event saw performances from Nigerian Afro dance hall act, Patoranking, Flavour, Phyno, Olamide, Wizkid and Toofan from Togo and Fally Ipupa from Congo.

Ghanaian dance hall kingpin Shatta Wale who was billed to perform was did not make an appearance on stage last night.

The issue of giving Ghanaian artistes more prominent in the scheme of this things has been topical among stakeholders of the music industry for some time now.

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By: Kwame Dadzie/citifmonline.com/Ghana

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Samini, who recently appointed Africa 1 Media as his new Management Team, will kick off the bus tour during the festive season, making stops for performances in Tarkwa, Takoradi, Agbozume, Bolgatanga, Sunyani, Kumasi and Accra.

The tour will serve as a prelude to the release of Samini’s highly anticipated 7th studio album, which will be followed by the return of Saminifest in 2018.

Samini’s track ‘My Own,’ done on the Reggaefest Riddim, is one of the popular Reggae songs released in 2017.

The ‘My Own Bus Tour’ is put together by Samini Music/High Grade Family and Africa 1 Media.

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Samini is the second dance hall artiste who has come out to ask Nana Akufo-Addo to invite him for his gift after Shatta Wale’s recent visit to the President.

This is after dance hall act Stonebwoy had also asked Nana Addo to invite him for a gift just as he presented the gold-plated coat f arms to the Shatta Wale.

Samini, who is known to be one of the arch-rivals of Shatta Wale in a recent tweet, has also expressed interest in meeting the President.

In the tweet, he thanked the President for endearing himself to entertainment and also reminded him of his birth date.

“@NAkufoAddo thanks for bridging the gap between entertainment and government. Now that doors are open, December22 is #myown oo akye,” he said.

On October 17, 2017, Nana Addo wished Shatta Wale a happy birthday in pidgin English and asked that he paid him a visit at the Flagstaff House.

President Akufo-Addo tweeted: “Happy birthday @shattawalegh! You for come visit me for Flagstaff House o!”

On Wednesday 1^st November, 2017, the ‘Dance hall King’ visited the President at the Flagstaff House and was presented with a gold-plated coat of arms.

Shatta Wale at the visit, asked Nana Addo to make Stonebwoy and him music ambassadors and to also fulfil his 2016 campaign promises for the creative arts.

Samini’s addition to the equation, some have said, is a good augury for the arts because it dissipates the rivalry that had existed between Samini and Shatta Wale; and Stonebwoy and Shatta Wale over the years.

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On the show, a lady called in and said she had met Samini at the National Theatre last year, exchanged contacts, planned meeting up but later Samini blocked her phone number.

Befuddled by the statements, Samini asked who she was and whether he had proposed love to her.

When she responded in the affirmative, Samini called her “witch” only to have realised in the end that it was musician Becca he had been speaking to.

Apparently, this was a prank that the host, Feeling Daddy and Becca planned to pull on Samini.

Listen to the funny audio below:

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Samini wished Shatta Wale a happy birthday on Monday, October 17, 2016.

“HappyBday #Opanaray. Enjoy your self @shattawalegh.If #kotoko no dey #hearts no dey chale lol. #hgf seh love onu! #peacetimes #akye”

HappyBday #Opanaray.????????? Enjoy your self @shattawalegh.If #kotoko no dey #hearts no dey chale lol. #hgf seh love onu! #peacetimes #akye

— SAMINI (@samini_dagaati) October 17, 2016

To this, Shatta Wale replied, “@samini_dagaati Thnx bro … remember we did this together ..no matter what i got your back 4 Lyf ..HGF x SM .. Da best of the best.”

@samini_dagaati Thnx bro … remember we did this together ..no matter what i got your back 4 Lyf ..HGF x SM .. Da best of the best

— SHATTA WALE (@shattawalegh) October 17, 2016

Shatta later tweeted that he had followed Samini and that he had got a follow back.

“Today i followed @samini_dagaati becuz i feel its a happy day for me … its oneness one Ghana ..#supportghmusic”

Today i followed @samini_dagaati becuz i feel its a happy day for me … its oneness one Ghana ..#supportghmusic

— SHATTA WALE (@shattawalegh) October 17, 2016

Just followed back bro ….#peacetimes #HGF#SM for #1?? https://t.co/H7nVca0K8L

— SAMINI (@samini_dagaati) October 17, 2016

“Thnx to @samini_dagaati for the ff back …Ghana Remember i said @samini_dagaati and @shattawalegh built this .. HGF x SM”

Thnx to @samini_dagaati for the ff back …Ghana Remember i said @samini_dagaati and @shattawalegh built this .. HGF x SM

— SHATTA WALE (@shattawalegh) October 17, 2016

The battle between the two is one that has been going on for a long time.

Earlier this year, Shatta Wale released some songs which has some abusive against Samini.

When Samini didn’t reply him, Shatta said that he [Samini] wasn’t making the beef interesting and that “I won’t mind you again.”

i swear @samini_dagaati you no deh mek the beef the bee kwraaa..i wont even mind you again..but gi mi one hour..am sending my last to u.

— SHATTA WALE (@shattawalegh) August 18, 2016

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In 2013, the Ghana health service reported an alarming figure of seven hundred and fifty thousand pregnancy cases of girls between ages fifteen (15) and nineteen (19).

The Central Region from 1993 remained the region with the highest figures of pregnant teenagers until 2013 when the Upper eEst Region took over.

This documentary tells the story of the teenagers of Gomoa Akotsi in the Central Region of Ghana. The producer/narrator is an indigent of the village. Roberta Abbeyquaye grew up with the teenage mothers in this documentary and managed to rise through the educational ladder to the university.

She tells the story based on her deep knowledge of the community and her experiences as an indigent with the hope that action will be taken to ensure the children in Gomoa Akotsi get the help they need to secure their future.

The 97.3 Citi FM Hold My Hand Documentary Series is proudly sponsored by STAR GHANA.

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