Veteran Highlife musician Oheneba Kissi has painted a bleak picture of life in Ghana, stating that the government has no real plans for its citizens and that people are left to struggle on their own.
In an interview with GhanaWeb’s Isaac Dadzie, the musician remarked that this has been a recurring reality across generations, emphasizing that neither any sector nor individuals have ever been treated fairly by successive governments.
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He observed that regardless of whether one is a farmer, carpenter, or musician, the system consistently leaves individuals to fend for themselves.
“The government has never treated anybody well, be it a farmer, be it a carpenter, no, you work for yourself, you do it on your own. Ghana is what they call the survival of the fittest. Nobody minds anybody. The government has no plans for anybody, not musicians. Every year the workers go on strike,” Oheneba Kissi said.
The veteran musician was skeptical about President Mahama’s recent promise to include the creative industry in the 2026 fiscal budget.
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According to him, the government of Ghana has a track record of making promises that never materialize.
To butress his point, he cited the Eastern Corridor Road project, which has been mentioned in budget statements for decades but has still not been completed.
“I’ve read the budget that has the eastern corridor road, it’s been there for twenty years, it hasn’t been done…It’s easier said than done. They won’t take care of us so you have to struggle on your own. Now I have a friend and a colleague in the government, in the person of Rex Omar, maybe he will do something,” he noted.
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