Atta Mills’ gov’t approached me to be a Deputy Minister, ‘I told them hell no’ – Amandzeba
Ghanaian highlife artiste, Amandzeba Nat Brew, has disclosed that he turned down an offer to become a deputy minister during the erstwhile Atta Mills administration.
According to the ‘Wogbejeke’ singer he was approached to serve in the administration of the State as a Deputy Minister of Chieftaincy and Culture but he declined.
Citinewsroom.com reported the singer to have said on a Citi FM show that “Just when Atta Mills came to office, they wanted me to become the Deputy Minister of Culture. I told them hell no,”.
Explaining why he declined the offer, he said that he can’t allow himself to be caught in a conflict of interest as an Artiste and a Minister.
Citing a scenario, he said “You are a minister, you are a very good artiste. Programmes come from outside. They want somebody to go and perform and everybody thinks I am the right person to go – do you know the tongues that would lash at me?”
The legendary singer added that though people are dying to be popular, he believes in having a decent reputation than to be just popular. According to Amandzeba, he would rather want to impact society with the knowledge he has than to be famous for political reasons.
source pulse.com.gh
