I'm jealous of what President Mahama has done for Rex Omar – Fredyma

Ghanaian sound engineer and music producer, Fred Kyei Mensah, popularly known as Fredyma, has expressed disappointment over what he describes as years of neglect by the New Patriotic Party despite his support for the party.

Speaking in an interview on Joy Prime on March 5, 2026, Fredyma said he felt hurt that he had not been considered for opportunities over the past eight years, even though he has been actively involved in politics and the creative industry.

According to him, seeing the support creatives are receiving under John Dramani Mahama's leadership has made him feel jealous.

“Sometimes, I feel very strongly about certain things. I’m into politics too with my NPP people. For 8 years, whenever they’re travelling, none of them called me because I’m part of the creative industry, so I should join them.

“See what President Mahama has done for Rex Omar and other creatives, I’m jealous of it. I’ve suffered for eight years, but there’s nothing to show for it,” he said.

Fredyma expressed hope that former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia might remember him if he gets the opportunity to lead the country in the future.

“I hope or maybe if Dr Mahamudu Bawumia comes, he would remember me. It hurts me so bad. The president travels around the world, he takes the creatives along, but excluding me,” he lamented.

The veteran sound engineer also revealed that he had several ideas he wanted to implement to promote Ghana’s creative industry, but were never considered.

'President Mahama stands tall in the creative industry' – Fredyma

According to him, one of his concepts was to visit schools to discover and promote musical talent.

“Someone like me can discover talents for you and you showcase them. I had a concept that we would go to the various schools. I just needed a van, go to them, record Achimota school one song, and put them on social media. All Achimota people in the world will patronise them,” he explained.

Fredyma said he proposed the idea, but it was ignored, adding that similar initiatives are now being implemented.

“I said it to them, but they mind me, but now, President Mahama is implementing it,” he said.

He further lamented that despite being a professional sound engineer, he was rarely contacted to contribute to programs or projects.

“As a sound engineer, there’s no day that they would go for a program and they would ask me to come and fix a mixer,” he shared.

Fredyma noted that creatives often make sacrifices when they support political parties, hoping their contributions will help grow the creative and tourism sectors.

“You can sacrifice for a political party as a creative person, in terms of creativity and tourism is a yardstick for growth. I had a lot of concepts, but none of them was considered. I was neglected and it’s sad,” he added.

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