Government Must Fund Musicians - Mr Logic

Mr Logic believes the government can reap a lot of profit by investing in the entertainment industry.

The pundit, in his most recent submission on Jitz FM, maintained that it is the work of ministers to make sure that profitable avenues like the entertainment industry are working as they should.

He noted that the President cannot be blamed, because it is the work of ministers to ensure that their sectors are well taken care of since the government can't get to all the sectors at once.

“Government put people in offices to represent him. Inasmuch as some of these ministries are not strategic, this will surely happen — not understanding our traditional music will happen."

"We have an institution, handled by Ghanaians, promoted by Ghanaians, in America. What is the BET and the GRAMMY? We have Ghana Music Awards USA and UK." He said.

According to him, no proper black American celebrity would refuse to get involved in Ghana's music if they got a personal invitation from the government.

It is the lack of interest from the government's part that's making the entertainment industry sink into the depths, he claimed.

"Why can’t the government or the ministry fund musicians here in Ghana and the institutions that promote Ghanaian culture out there?"

"Do you think JAY-Z would dishonour a letter from the Ghanaian state, inviting him to come to watch Ghana Music Awards? He wouldn’t."

"Government is not interested in what we are doing. You can’t get to the GRAMMY without plugs. If JAY-Z, Puff Daddy, Jamie Foxx and the likes are invited to watch the Ghana Music Awards USA, where we project the Ghanaian culture to them, they wouldn’t need to ask anyone the kind of music we do."

"Which poor have peace of mind? What has Ghana given to her people? Government should be strategic with the projection of our culture to the world.” He concluded.