GHAMRO Is The Easiest Place To Make Money - Dada Hafco

Dada Hafco has accused ex-artistes of aiming to have a seat as a Ghana Music Rights Organization (GHAMRO) executive because they can enrich themselves by embezzling funds meant to help other musicians.

According to the highlife artists, this is why they have not repaired the structures meant to profit other musicians because the stakeholders are making a lot of money for the failures of the system.

The member of the Alliance for Change emphatically stated that mere holding one office at GHAMRO can make an individual rich overnight.

He explained how the absence of data on radio airplay makes the collection of royalties for music played on-air complicated and the substandard system makes radio stations unaccountable for the airplay of any artiste.

This allows GHAMRO to cheat the artists by giving them a flat rate to pay making musicians in Ghana having to rely on shows for a living.

"It is unfortunate that the board members of GHAMRO take bigger money than the musicians. It is the easiest place to make money," Hafco said.

“GHAMRO is the easiest place to make money because there is no transparency. No data on the airplay, on the royalties, among others. That is why during elections for new executives and board members, ex-musicians rush for the post.”

“GHAMRO is for administrators and not for ex-musicians and believes that place is reserved for administrators, but any musician, who has an administrative background, is fit for the post,”

He noted this while speaking to Christian Agyei Frempong on Anigye Mere on Onua FM.

Dada Hafco opined that any artiste that wants to rely on royalties is wasting time because the greedy individuals in GHAMRO can only provide peanuts.