The long silence posture appeared to have been adopted by the organizers of the Joy FM "Night With The Stars" show which was nearly marred as result of alleged clashes between VIP and Tema based Kwaw Kese days after the event is fueling more speculations and anxiety among music lovers across the country.
Management members of both the Tema based artists and Nima’s VIP, involved in the fracas have taken to some media platforms to issue statements on the incidents. But much to the distaste of some patrons of the event who thronged to the Dome of the Accra International Conference Centre on the ‘night’ to witness the show, and fans of other artists who suffered some forms of attacks, organizers of the show have been tight lipped and have so far not issued any public statement to that effect.
The incident was purported to have been triggered when Kwaw ‘Abodam’ Kese in his usual ‘controversial manner to demonstrate his musical prowess’ in the wake of his performance during the show stepped on a banner with VIP inscription. This act according to a source at the event did not go down well with VIP who registered their displeasure even when they mounted the stage to perform.
Things however took a different turn when some ‘muscular figures’ were alleged to have stormed the dressing room of the Tema based artists to demand for Kwaw Kese to go back to the stage and apologize for what they described insulting to VIP. Sarkodie and R2Bess having suffered some molestation as a result of the fisticuff redrew from the show for other reason known to them.
Prior to this show, there was some uproar within the entertainment circles on account of a reported incident of manhandling of some journalist and showbiz personalities by ‘gatemen’ at the recently held 4syte Music Video Awards.
These act of violence within the showbiz circles lately is one too many, even though both situations cannot be said to be the same violence in any form especially in the wake rising tension leading to this year’s elections should be condemned outright and the organizers of the show in this respect needs not keep mute over this unpleasant incident but come out to state the facts of the matter, apologize and condemn the unruly act accordingly.
Equally so, the Musician Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) should walk the talk for peace for the upcoming elections by taking note of these trivial occurrences within the reach of their corridors which could strangely degenerate into political violence looking at the manner of politics in the country lately.
