Kwaw Kesse has truly made us believe he is the man insane indeed. The things he does which depict his name does not surprise us any longer but to put prestigious awards in a wheelbarrow and sell them at ¢2,500 is really off the hook but sadly that is exactly what he has done. To him, that is the farthest he can go to register his displeasure about the lack of credibility which permeates the award scheme.
He spoke to Showbiz and said: “I managed to sell some of the awards on Saturday and although I did not have a fixed price, I sold them depending on the condition in which the awards were. The plaques that were in good condition went for a higher price while those that were cracked or chipped sold for much lower.”
Explaining his decision to auction his awards, Kwaw Kese explained that his action was against the awards scheme which he claimed had become flawed and reward undeserving musicians.
“There is a huge question mark against the awards because it appears the ultimate award goes to whoever publicly criticises the scheme. Some years ago, Shatta Wale publicly criticised the scheme and he received awards the next year. The gospel fraternity threatened to boycott this year’s awards and suddenly we have a gospel artiste winning the ultimate award. Many people are not happy with the way Charterhouse is conducting the awards lately and we have to come out and speak against it. Ghanaians are still in shock over the winner this year and this is not right,” he lamented.
On George Quaye’s allegations about the fact that musicians offered bribes to the organisers of the event, Kwaw Kesse said: “We did not see any investigations after the comments about bribery. All we were told was that George Quaye was no longer the PRO for the awards scheme. The entire award is questionable and we have to set things straight,” he said.
The Odeim hit maker said also revealed what he intends to use the money accrued from the sale of the plaques to for: “I also used the rest [of the proceeds) to shoot a music video for another single, FDN, which is addressed at the VGMA board, Charterhouse and everyone involved in the VGMAs. The organisers of the VGMA must come clean and address these issues since this is the most prestigious awards scheme we have in the country currently.”
