Bawumia was dancing to profane songs at NPP rallies – says Mark Okraku-Mantey

Mark Okraku-Mantey, the immediate past former Deputy Minister for Tourism Arts and Culture has said there are profane contents in the lyrics of King Paluta’s ‘Makoma’ yet the New Patriotic Party (NPP) allowed its 2024 presidential candidate, Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia to dance to the song all across the country at the party’s  campaign rallies.

“Do you know that the song we were playing, ‘Sisifia,’ is profane? It is profane! This Party has people like me, George Quaye -those of us in the music industry. Take me as an example; nobody will consult you on music. Then we take a profane song for someone like Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia-look at his brand —then we, as a party, ask Dr. Bawumia to dance to it…” Mr. Okraku-Mantey noted during a live radio interview with Kwesi Aboagye on Peace FM’s Entertainment Review.

Okraku-Mantey noted further: “He [Paluta] used a profane word and media houses play that song. I have defended King Paluta’s ‘Aseda’ before, but this other one [Makoma] is profane” and dared the host of the show to play the ‘Makoma’ song in full for co panelists to ascertain whether or not the lyrics has no profanity.

Okraku-Mantey, himself an astute music entrepreneur, pointed out that King Paluta’s ‘Makoma’ song was explicit in mentioning the female genitals or sex organ therefore ought not to have been the best of songs to be selected for a presidential candidate to be happily dancing to in public across the country.

Mr. Okraku-Mantey’s comments have generated mixed reactions.