Entertainment pundit and media personality MC Portfolio has suggested that King Paluta’s failure to win Artiste of the Year at the 2025 Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMA) may be linked to his perceived political affiliation with the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
Speaking in an interview on Onua FM, MC Portfolio claimed that the artiste’s association with the opposition party could have negatively influenced the voting process.
“I believe the political affiliation people placed on King Paluta affected him. It affected him because we saw how the NPP adopted King Paluta and used him for a regional tour,” he said.
He went on to explain that voting could be influenced by personal biases, especially if someone on the voting board disagrees with an artiste’s political connections.
“If someone is on the board, the person could just have an issue with you for no reason and can use that to vote against you without even considering your work,” he stated.
According to him, although the award board is expected to be fair and transparent, its members are human and may be swayed by political sentiments.
“No matter how you think the board is transparent, they are humans, and affiliation will come into play. Therefore, if someone does not agree with your affiliation with a political party, it could affect you,” he added.
To support his claim, MC Portfolio referenced a statement made by former Deputy Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Mark Okraku-Mantey, who is also a respected figure in Ghana’s entertainment industry.
Okraku-Mantey had previously remarked that the NPP’s use of King Paluta’s Makoma song during their 2024 campaign may have contributed to the party’s loss in the general election.
“Just recently, our former deputy minister, who is an iconic member of the Ghanaian music industry, even said King Paluta’s song, which his party used during the campaign, played a part in the party going into opposition. So don’t you think if such a person is on the board, how would things play out?” MC Portfolio questioned.
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