Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death, I’ll Never Pay TV License Fees – A Plus Fumes
Controversial rapper A Plus, born Kwame Asare Obeng, says he is ready to go to jail because of TV license fees.
According to him, he will never pay TV license to the state broadcaster even if it means going to jail.
His outburst follows reports that the Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo, has set up a special court to deal with TV license fee defaulters.
The decision to set up the court followed appeals from the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC).
With this new development, defaulters will have to face the law through punishment. Punishment many come in the form of a fine or one may also face jail time for non-payment of the TV license fees.
A Plus is not the only one who seems to disagree with this law.
The news has however been greeted with public outburst with many threatening not to pay the fees to the state broadcaster.
Many people such as lecturers, lawyers etc have also aired their disapproval in this law
A Plus Remarks
In condemning the fees, A Plus had this to say, “What is on GTV that anyone must go to jail for not paying to watch! First, it was tow levy. Now it’s this nonsense. I will never pay!!! 2018 I will organize a demonstration against TV license.”
The ‘Aben Be Bom’ crooner further added that he is ready to face jail time over this.
“I want to be the first to go to jail for not paying TV license. Ghanaians are under pressure already. Bring this nonsense and jail them and see what will happen in 2020. Abi you remember the motor court? …”
He noted that any government that will try to implement such fees on an already overburdened Ghanaians is wicked.
“Any government which charge it’s poor people import duty for TV sets and charge them annually for owning it is very wicked and clueless!!! Give me liberty or give me death,” A Plus said.
The Ghana Broadcasting Corporation officially reintroduced the collection of the TV License fees in 2015 after years of putting it on hold due to non-payments.
Domestic TV users are to pay between GH¢36 and GH¢60 for one or more TV sets in a household while TV set repairers and sales outlets are to pay an annual sum of between GHc60 to GHc240. Commercial TV operators however are to pay GHc36 per annum for each TV set.
