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Hip-life legend Reggie Rockstone says the ongoing campaign for
fairness, transparency and equity in the distribution of royalties by
the Ghana Music Rights Organisation (GHAMRO) is not a witch-hunt but a
necessary revolution for musicians.
Reginald Rockstone Ossei was among the several music right owners who
took up the crusade to kick out the GHAMRO board.
The crusade for 'accountability and transparency', as he calls it,
took a positive twist when a Human Rights Court last Friday ordered
the Carlos Sakyi led-board to step aside, setting up another interim
board made up of Enoch Agyepong, Nana Aboagye Dacosta and Kwame Nsiah
Apau also known as Okyeame Kwame to operate for six months and ensure
that structures are put in place for proper elections to be conducted
to elect a permanent board for GHAMRO.
"We are happy about the court order. Like I said, we are not on a
witch-hunt. The two words I used as my slogan were 'transparency and
accountability' and so I think we are making headway. This is a good
look and it is also an example for the future that everything should
be checked and put in order," Reggie Rockstone told NEWS-ONE.
According to him, there is a lot of cleaning up to do before proper
elections are carried in six months.
"I have hope, but of course we must learn from our past mistakes and
learn not to repeat them. We should be able to detect very early if we
have any discrepancies. This is a revolution for musicians and without
a doubt, it is definitely in the forefront," he stated.
The Chief Executive of the famous Django Bar said the revolution that
is taking place in the music industry is one which will inspire the
next generation to be able to stand up and speak for themselves.
"It should inspire the next generation to be able to stand up and
speak for themselves when the need arises. Some things are just
necessary and this is one of those things that needed to happen,"
Reggie added.
He noted that the rot which had gone on with the former GHAMRO board
was mostly as a result of ignorance on the part of some of the
industry players.
"We have expressed a certain level of ignorance and for some of us,
the ignorance turned into arrogance. It has never been a witch-hunt.
I'm just thinking that this should be a guide because it is about time
we really got on the global platform and operated like the rest of the
world does when it comes to these things. It is a good start and
hopefully the younger ones will take this mantle and build on it as a
foundation to do things the right way," he said.
