Deputy Minister of Arts, Culture and Tourism, Mark Okraku-Mantey has expressed disapproval of the way entertainment pundits and newbies in the industry disparage veterans in the sector, all in the name of advice.
In an interview on Hitz FM, November 21, Okraku-Mantey lamented how individuals with less experience in the industry quickly judge experienced creatives under the pretense of advising such veterans.
“In Ghana and the creative industry, you would see somebody who has done just one job advising Okraku-Mantey with 8-year album achievement. It is the beginners who are advising the veterans.
“Why? It must change…I am a role model to your model and if I am a role model to your role model, if you have not done any project in your arts, how would you appreciate my pain but you are given the microphone to advise me,” he said.
Mark Okraku-Mantey urged entertainment pundits fond of doing such to put a stop to it.
“In Ghana and the creative industry, you would see somebody who has done just one job advising Okraku-Mantey with 8-year album achievement. It is the beginners who are advising the veterans.
“Why? It must change…I am a role model to your model and if I am a role model to your role model, if you have not done any project in your arts, how would you appreciate my pain but you are given the microphone to advise me,” he added.
Mark Okraku-Mantey has been in the creative industry for over a decade. The Deputy Tourism Minister has once been a producer and artiste manager.
