NCC, King Jerry Music Partner To End Tramadol Abuse

Officials present at the signing of the MoU

 

The National Commission for Culture (NCC) in collaboration with King Jerry Music Empire has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on ‘Stop the Red Campaign’ in Accra.

Tramadol 225, popularly known as Red, has become a widely abused drug by the youth of the country.

Speaking at the signing of the MoU, the Executive Director of NCC, Wakefield Ackuaku, mentioned that the abuse of drugs is causing harm to the society and, therefore, the need to call for action.

He said, “As institutions mandated to preserve the spirit and soul of this country, we can’t sit down and watch this happen.”

He expressed his expectation to seeing the campaign in action, as signed between the parties involved, to bring the destruction caused by the drug under control.

“I’m believing that this MoU is just not going to be a piece of paper, but it will be actionable, because I believe in action,” he stressed.

He added that the campaign is crucial to the citizens of the country, hence the need to see to its success.

“We are not going to stop this campaign, it’s too crucial for us as a people, and we want it to succeed at all costs,” he pointed out.

Mr. Ekow Sampson, a representative of the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), lauded the Commission and King Jerry for the campaign against Tramadol 225.

He further assured the parties involved of their support, to help end the abuse of Tramadol in the country.

In an interview with King Jerry, he explained that he chose to use his influence to lead this campaign. “I decided to do this ‘Stop the Red Campaign’ because of some of my brothers. Looking at the community, a lot of the youth are on the wrong path destroying their lives, so as a musician, why won’t  I decide to use my influence through music to educate about Red?” he said.

He further appealed to the government and other organisations to support the campaign to stop tramadol abuse, to help build a better Ghana.

By Florence Adom Asamoah

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