Gasmilla has urged the Ministry of Tourism, Arts, and Culture to be swift concerning satisfying the gaping needs of the industry.

According to him, the way the Ministry has been handling matters in the past few years can be described as below standard.

The speed of the ministry in reacting to issues, per his words, is pathetic, especially when viewed from the resources available to it.

"The ministry is more political. I don't think it has really helped our people," He said.

"To be honest, I think they could do more. If indeed they want to help musicians, then I think they need to speed up because there is so much they can do for the musician associations."

Gasmilla made these statements in an interview on Onua FM.

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He further advised that the creative sector be detached from tourism and culture.

"Creative arts as a body has to be by itself. There are so many things about creative arts so I don't think it has to be added to tourism. I think it should be decoupled. Aside from that, they should invest."

Yesterday, Ibrahim Awal Mohammed, a former Minister for Business Development has been nominated as the minister for Tourism, Arts and Culture.

He is now set to take over from Mrs Barbara Oteng-Gyasi who doubled as the Member of Parliament for Prestea Huni-Valley but lost her seat in the December polls if he passes the vetting process.