Ghana Music Award Song of the Year, ‘Konkontibaa’ by Obour, has received a bashing from the President of Women’s Assistance and Business Association (WABA), Mrs. Gloria Ofori Boadu.
“It appears there is now a free for all market for the music and movie industry in Ghana which can now churn out all kinds of trash for the Ghanaian public’s consumption in the name of freedom”.
“It is a fact that a song like ‘Konkontibaa’ which promotes sex with children as young as three years old has won an award in the country”.
Mrs. Ofori-Boadu made the statement at the Speech and Prizing-Giving Day celebration of Achimota School in Accra last Saturday.
She said “as citizens of Ghana, we should not allow a small section of self serving, profit-motivated musicians and producers with their collaborators in our media houses place us under siege and destroy the morality of our society, particularly our children”.
Quoting Article 28, she said the Constitution had mandated Parliament to enact such always as are necessary to ensure that children and young persons receive special protection against exposure to physical and moral hazards.
She therefore called on Parliament to pass a special law that would be enforced to curb the menace of violence against children and young persons being perpetuated on airwaves.
Mrs. Ofori-Boadu however lauded the Cinematography Examination Board for asking film producers, to classify their movies before releasing them on the market.
She called for the adherence to the universal practice whereby films were classified as ‘X-Rated’, ‘Parental Guidance Required’, ‘Horror’, ‘Drama’, ‘Family’ respectively to determine the venue or time when they should be shown.
Mrs. Ofori-Boadu also added her voice on the call for the establishment of a National Music Examination Board to regulate and monitor musical lyrics before being released on the market to ensure that the music does not violate the laws on national security, public morality and protection of the reputations, rights and freedom of other persons as provided for under Article 164 of the Constitution.
She noted that during adolescence adulthood, young people experience a transition during which period, they learn values, self-esteem, skills and behaviours that could benefit them as future employers, professionals, future parents, heads of households and productive citizens of a country and the world’s economy.
“However, at this age, young adults tend to be highly impressionable, it is mandatory that what ever they learn either directly or indirectly from their families, teachers, the media and society at large will impact positively on their lives and prepare them for a productive future,”, she said.
Ghana Music Award Song of the Year, ‘Konkontibaa’ by Obour, has received a bashing from the President of Women’s Assistance and Business Association (WABA), Mrs. Gloria Ofori Boadu.
“It appears there is now a free for all market for the music and movie industry in Ghana which can now churn out all kinds of trash for the Ghanaian public’s consumption in the name of freedom”.
“It is a fact that a song like ‘Konkontibaa’ which promotes sex with children as young as three years old has won an award in the country”.
Mrs. Ofori-Boadu made the statement at the Speech and Prizing-Giving Day celebration of Achimota School in Accra last Saturday.
She said “as citizens of Ghana, we should not allow a small section of self serving, profit-motivated musicians and producers with their collaborators in our media houses place us under siege and destroy the morality of our society, particularly our children”.
Quoting Article 28, she said the Constitution had mandated Parliament to enact such always as are necessary to ensure that children and young persons receive special protection against exposure to physical and moral hazards.
She therefore called on Parliament to pass a special law that would be enforced to curb the menace of violence against children and young persons being perpetuated on airwaves.
Mrs. Ofori-Boadu however lauded the Cinematography Examination Board for asking film producers, to classify their movies before releasing them on the market.
She called for the adherence to the universal practice whereby films were classified as ‘X-Rated’, ‘Parental Guidance Required’, ‘Horror’, ‘Drama’, ‘Family’ respectively to determine the venue or time when they should be shown.
Mrs. Ofori-Boadu also added her voice on the call for the establishment of a National Music Examination Board to regulate and monitor musical lyrics before being released on the market to ensure that the music does not violate the laws on national security, public morality and protection of the reputations, rights and freedom of other persons as provided for under Article 164 of the Constitution.
She noted that during adolescence adulthood, young people experience a transition during which period, they learn values, self-esteem, skills and behaviours that could benefit them as future employers, professionals, future parents, heads of households and productive citizens of a country and the world’s economy.
“However, at this age, young adults tend to be highly impressionable, it is mandatory that what ever they learn either directly or indirectly from their families, teachers, the media and society at large will impact positively on their lives and prepare them for a productive future,”, she said.
