In a stunning revelation, highlife musician Kwabena Kwabena has accused the New Patriotic Party (NPP) of manipulating his intellectual property and vocals to falsely suggest that he had endorsed former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia during the 2024 election campaign.
The renowned music artist, who initially worked with former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in 2008, expressed his frustration over the party’s use of his work without his consent or compensation.
In an emotional statement, Kwabena Kwabena described how the NPP had doctored his work and reworked the material from 2008 to give the false impression of an endorsement of their candidate.
“They picked something I did for former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in 2008 and they went to the studio to doctor it, cut it and did whatever they could to make it seem as if I had done it in 2024, suggesting I had endorsed their candidate Dr Bawumia and that was very bad.”
The singer emphasized that this manipulation was both unprofessional and damaging to his reputation.
In an interview with NKG on OnuaShowbiz, Kwabena Kwabena elaborated that between 2008 and 2016, he worked with the party because he believed in the vision of Akufo-Addo and hence did not feel that the NPP had used his work in such a manner, although “they did not appreciate the work he did for them”.
“When an artist puts their career on the line to campaign for a political party, it is only fair their efforts are appreciated, but the NPP did not show appreciation.
“Between 2008 to 2012 to 2016 I wouldn’t say the NPP used my intellectual property and voice for their political purposes but in 2024 I can say the NPP used my intellectual property and image to campaign while we had not agreed on anything,” he explained.
According to the highlife musician, the NPP did not consult with him or his management before using his work in their campaign materials, despite efforts to reach an agreement, Kwabena Kwabena revealed that the conversation with the NPP never reached a satisfactory conclusion.
“They tried to contact me to have a conversation with me, but the conversation did not go through to a satisfactory end, there was no conclusion or agreement. Before I realized, they were advertising with my voice, my intellectual property, my everything, all over Ghana, suggesting I had endorsed their candidate, Dr. Bawumia,” he said.
The artist expressed his frustration, stating, “Nobody called me about it. They just campaigned with my vocals and everything. That I think is gross unprofessionalism.”
According to Kwabena Kwabena, his management team soon realized that the NPP may have assumed that their power gave them the liberty to use his work without permission.
The incident has left the artist upset, particularly given the lack of compensation or any form of agreement regarding the use of his material and disregard for his rights.
Lois Dogbe
The post Election 2024: NPP used my intellectual property to campaign while we hadn’t agreed on anything – Kwabena Kwabena reveals first appeared on 3News.
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