We Spent GH¢ 800,000 On Research – MUSIGA

For all those who had questions about the GH¢ 2 million given the music sector; well it seems your questions are being answered. The President of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) Bice ‘Obour’ Osei Kuffuor has revealed that GH¢ 800,000 out of the GH¢ 2m was spent to conduct a research into the Gross Domestic Product of the music sector.

“We received one million first and part of it was commissioned to study the music sector. The study was done by KPMG. It was comprehensive study of the music sector,” he said.

The research which was aimed at providing a baseline data on the music industry, explaining the structure and functioning of Ghana’s music industry and making recommendations to stakeholders and government on the way forward with the industry, concluded that the sector adds approximately GH¢93 million to the GDP of Ghana, representing 0.13% of the 2012 GDP at current prices.

He also stated that another GH¢ 800, 000 of the money was also spent on the first edition of the Ghana music festival.

However, he debunked claims by various sectors of the public that he had misappropriated the money and even used it for personal gains. Also, he did not make it clear what the remainder of the money was used for. He has however come to claim that the music union has improved tremendously under his leadership.

This is a step in the right direction as often than not people placed in authorities mostly refuse to be accountable to the public. We however, hope that the proper accounts are made to the public for their perusal.