Kwadwo Akwaboah Snr Recieved Only ₵250 From GHAMRO When He Requested Money For Drugs — Akosua Agyapong Alleges
According to veteran singer and dancer, Akosua Agyapong, Kwadwo Akwaboah received a pitiful sum of money from GHAMRO to pay for his medical care.
She described how Akwaboah Snr. called the GHAMRO office and asked for money to top off what he already had in order to buy some drugs, but was only handed ₵250.00
When recounting the incident, Akosua Agyapong, who seemed incredibly irate, directed the attacks towards Abraham Adjetey, the GHAMRO Chief Officer.
“Three months ago, before Akwaboah died, he called and informed me that he went to the hospital and then his son, Akwaboah Jnr helped him.
He told me that before he involved his son, he called the GHAMRO office to request for something small to add up to his money to buy the medicines but they ended up giving him GH¢250,” she said amidst allegations she could not provide evidence to substantiate.
“Abraham Adjetey, the man who steals our monies, had the nerve to give this man GH¢250,” she fumed.
She then asked if they would be able to attend his funeral after treating him in such a manner when he was alive.
“Kwadwo Akwaboah lamented to me bitterly about the development because he isn’t the type that makes unnecessary demands so he felt he wasn’t treated fairly.
He wanted to send the money back to them but the mode through which they sent it made it somewhat impossible.
So, I want to ask GHAMRO whether they will be able to come for Akwaboah’s one-week observation or even a funeral after all these. He wasn’t born blind. He was a very good keyboardist and I have worked with him before,” she added.
Meanwhile, Akosua Agyapong has hailed Akwaboah Jnr for his unflinching support to his father Akwaboah Snr. She said: “God bless Akwaboah Jnr, he takes very good care of his father.”
GHAMRO stands for Ghana Music Rights Organization. It is a royalties collection agency within Ghana, that represents the rights of music copyright holders. It was created under section 49 of the Copyright Law, Act 690 of 2005. The agency collects royalties for all rights owners in Ghana.
What happened to Kwadwo Akwaboah Snr
According to reports that surfaced last week, Akwaboah Jnr’s father, Kwadwo Akwaboah Snr, has passed away.
Akwaboah, who was originally signed to Sarkodie’s SarkCess Music, wrote on his Instagram page, “RIP Daddy,” without going into much detail about the events leading up to his father’s passing.
The older Akwaboah is best known for his iconic song “Awerekyekyere,” which was released more than 20 years ago. Recently, a remix version was created with Akwaboah Jr.
The song’s version, which had a well-captured studio performance, caught the eye of many listeners and gained a ton of airtime.
