Throughout a dialogue on United Showbiz, the subject of Mark Okraku-Mantey‘s reluctance to seem on the present was raised. He reportedly believes that the programme has shifted its focus from leisure to politics and different unrelated issues.
This stance triggered different reactions from the panellists, together with media persona Nana Aba Anamoah, who strongly criticised the previous Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Tradition. She accused him of failing to handle essential points within the leisure {industry} throughout his tenure in workplace.
Beforehand, on Peace FM’s Leisure Assessment, Mark Okraku-Mantey steered renaming United Showbiz, arguing that the programme now not centred on showbiz discussions.
When host Kwasi Aboagye requested when he would think about showing on the present, Okraku-Mantey responded:
When we now have correct conversations. Have you learnt that present is now not about showbiz? You’ll want to change its title. I don’t have an issue with the present. When the ethics work over there, I am going to come. Now, I don’t know the place I’ll slot in.
Reacting to his remarks, Nana Aba Anamoah didn’t maintain again, asserting that he had no ethical proper to criticise the present for addressing industry-related issues, particularly when he had didn’t enact significant change whereas ready of affect.
He stated there are points within the leisure {industry}. How did he cope with them when he was a radio presenter for therefore a few years? What influence did he make? He was given a place the place he may have improved the {industry}, however what did he obtain? Completely nothing. He sounds higher when he stays silent. He shouldn’t touch upon the {industry} when he has contributed nothing, she remarked, visibly pissed off.
Moreover, when the present’s host, Empress Gifty, launched Okraku-Mantey as “honourable,” Nana Aba swiftly objected, saying,
He’s not an honourable. Don’t give individuals titles they don’t deserve. He’s not a Member of Parliament. He has by no means been
A video of the dialogue has since circulated on-line, sparking combined reactions. Whereas some supported Nana Aba’s statements, others criticised her tone, with some even questioning whether or not she had a private situation with Okraku-Mantey.
