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Inside NOV 22, 2018 .qxp_Layout 1 11/21/18 9:36 PM Page 9 12 DAILY View WWW.DAILYHERITAGE.COM.GH HERITAGE THURSDAY NOVEMBER 22, 2018 The Cathedral palaver still lingers on BY NANA BRAM OKAE II TO ALL intents and purposes the discourse on the building of the proposed National Cathedral is not over yet. But the question now is not ‘whether to build or not to build it’ but rather ‘where to build it, the location.’ The issue was raised once again by Arch-Bishop Duncan Williams at his church last weekend when he took the pulpit to preach the word of God. Passing remark In a passing remark he spoke about the building of the National Cathedral and wondered why fellow Ghanaian Christians were against it. He said this was a project which the sitting President could not legally will to his wife and children or to anybody else because it will become a national asset to the glory of God when completed. He said even Moslems were not against it because they have something similar at Kanda and implored Christians of Ghana to embrace it because it will be used for the work of God and country when it’s built. The Arch-Bishop even managed to bring in the political slant since at the moment everything in the country is looked from party political lenses. ‘Against people’ He said: ‘You are against the building of the Cathedral because your party, your President is not the one building it. I have been here for a while and no President has come to say I’m building a Cathedral to the glory of God except the current President. It’s a good thing to have a Cathedral, I support it’. I thought he went too far on that tangent although what he said was true. If you may recollect, the NDC opposed the introduction of the National Health Insurance policy when it was first mooted under former President Kufuor and they even walked out of the chamber of Parliament when the bill was about to be read. Today, they are also vehemently against the free SHS policy and have even given notice that they would review it anytime they won power. But, that’s a digression. Let’s go back to the discourse on the Cathedral. Those connected Those who are connected to this project say it’s a complex that will have a sitting capacity for 5000 people at a go but for now they can’t tell us the estimated cost of it. How sad! But there will be conference rooms, cafeterias and bookshops. There will also be a museum and lecture halls. There will be small chapels where private individuals can have their own religious events at a fee. Security workers and other low level officials will have their accommodation on site to make their work easy for them because they may close very late. Also, there will be a huge car park that should be able to accommodate the cars of all the potential 5000 guests that will be present at very important functions like swearing-in of the head of state or such similar events. In short, it will be a monumental complex and a tourist-attraction centre, very similar to what obtains at the Vatican City in Italy or at Yamussoukro in Cote d’Ivoire. •Arch-Bishop Duncan Williams •The cathedral Lots of money This, no doubt, will cost a lot of money but the government says no tax payers’ money will be spent on it, not even a pesewa. I have a problem with that assertion though—tax payers’ money will go into it either directly or indirectly and nobody can dispute that. Considering the proposed location and the massive demolition that will take place before the project is begun, that is, if government goes ahead and insists on that same location in spite of massive public opinion against that, nobody can convince anybody that tax payers’ money will not be used in rebuilding all those structures that will be pulled down. Arch-Bishop Arch-Bishop Duncan Williams may have a point in saying what he said at his church but I suspect that many people who are against the construction of the Cathedral are not necessarily against the building of it but where it is going to be located—the siting of it, at a place which is already well developed for which reason many expensive buildings may have to come down and make way for it in order to fit into the architecture of the new project. Crux That is the crux of the opposition to the Cathedral and not because people don’t want it at all. Ghanaians want the Cathedral but they want it built at a virgin place where no demolition of government structures will take place whatsoever. The area needed for this Cathedral project is massive; we are told from the Ridge roundabout encompassing College of Physicians and Surgeons beautiful building and ARB Apex Bank Head office, the residence of the Greater Accra regional minister and several other government buildings in the vicinity. All these have to go down for the Cathedral and that is unfortunate. Economic and business sense Honestly, this doesn’t make economic and business sense at all. The government should think again about the location of this project. If the government goes ahead to bring all those structures down in order to erect a Cathedral, I bet it will lose the next election in 2020 with ease. Many factors go into winning or losing elections. You may take the cue from the years 2000, 2008, and 2016 and draw your own conclusions. The Cathedral doesn’t have to be at Ridge when there are virgin lands all over Greater Accra or in other parts of the country. There are virgin lands in the Accra Plains, before or after Miotso; in the Dodowa area, before or after Valley View University; on the Accra-Nsawam road before or after Kotoku junction. Again, there are virgin lands soon after you go past Budumburam in the Gomoa enclave or after Winneba junction. Authority The government has the authority to acquire any land anywhere under executive instrument for any project required by the state and I don’t see the reason why the government will fail to take advantage of this prerogative and rather go out of its way to demolish buildings some of which are barely 4 years old to build a Cathedral. Yes, you can build the Cathedral but try as much as possible to reduce cost and don’t tell us no tax payers’ money will be touched because that is not true. Take heart So, Arch-Bishop Duncan Williams should take heart. Ghanaians are not saying they don’t want any Cathedral built. They say the area that has been pin-pointed for the project will add a huge cost to it by relocating and reconstructing all the current facilities there and that will be costly and needless, to say the least. Find a place that will not add to the cost of the project, directly or indirectly, and nobody will raise a finger, Christians and non- Christians alike. But if government stays adamant and goes ahead to pull down all those existing structures there, they will not be able to survive the backlash that will follow for years. Already, the current NPP government seems vulnerable. They say a word to the wise is enough.
13 WWW.DAILYHERITAGE.COM.GH DAILY HERITAGE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2018 Kwesi Arthur motivated me to unveil Empawa — Mr Eazi ‘LAGOS TO London artiste Mr. Eazi has launched a new product christened ‘Empawa 100’, which aims to support upand-coming artistes in African countries doing great with their God-given talent. Mr. Eazi, during the press launch, affirmed to the media in his speech that he was enthused to unveil this 'Empawa 100' due to how Kwesi Arthur had chalked up his success in the music industry. The ‘I Surrender’ act, in his address, recalled how he blessed the 'Grind Day' hit maker with a music video, something he [Mr. Eazi] has been doing as Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) for many artistes. He added that, "today happens to be a great day because Kwesi Arthur motivated me to unveil this mouthwatering package for up-and-coming artistes in seven African countries with $3000 to each artistes out of $300,000 budget allocated". So far, #empawa100 has been launched in some African countries, namely Nigeria, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, and Kenya, among other continents. About Mr Eazi Nigeria's Mr Eazi is a Ghana-based performer known for his R&B-influenced Afro-beat sound. Born Oluwatosin Oluwole Ajibade in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, Mr. Eazi grew up in Lagos. After high school, he relocated to Kumasi, Ghana, where he studied mechanical engineering at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. While there, he launched his musical career in 2012 with the single ‘Pipi Dance.’ A year later, he collaborated with •Mr Eazy U.Kbased DJ Juls on the track ‘Bankulize’ (featuring Pappy Kojo). The single caught on well and more high-profile recordings followed, including 2015's ‘Skin Tight’ (featuring Efya), which also performed well, garnering thousands of views online. From there, he collaborated on tracks with Sarkodie, Lil Kesh, Burna Boy, and others. Despite his success, Mr. Eazi was denied participation in the 2016 Ghana Music Awards because he was not a Ghanaian citizen. Nonetheless, that same year he signed with the Starboy Worldwide record label. In 2017, he released the mixtape Life Is Eazi, Vol. 1: Accra to Lagos, which featured guest appearances by Big Lean, Tekno, Phyno, DJ Cuppy, and others. Included on the album were the singles ‘Leg Over’ and ‘Tilapia.’ The album debuted at number four on the Billboard World Albums chart. A string of singles appeared over the following year, including the hit ‘Decline’ with British R&B singer RAYE and the Lotto Boyzz and M.O. collaboration ‘Bad Vibe.’ Music is lucrative but you need foresight to see that — King Enam BY ERICA ARTHUR BUDDING GHANAIAN artiste born Kingsford Lumor Kwame, but known in showbiz as King Enam, has said that the music industry is a multi-million dollar industry and to see this, you need foresight. According to him, most upcoming artistes do not look at the business side of music; they are only interested in getting their songs played on radio or TV rather than promoting the songs to earn income. Speaking to the DAILY HER- ITAGE, he added that, “As an emerging artiste, I actually want to do a lot to affect the industry, especially with my authentic music, and it’s in my plans to at least make it big and also extend helping hands to other upcoming •Esy artistes, because it’s not easy down there. “It has been in my plan to have a label in my name to bring up more artistes. I want them to know that music is a multi-million dollar industry and it takes a lot of insight and foresight to know that.” King Enam, who is signed on to Vimrecordz label, has 15 songs produced by Master Brain and Crownzy Beat. He has an album dubbed ‘Beyond The Ordinary’(BTO). He has currently released two singles, ‘Love U More’ produced by Master Brain already from the album under Vimrecordz, and ‘Thanks’, which was produced by M-Fresh and Possigee, “whose videos we working on. I have more songs coming that will blow people’s minds.” Enam says he ,looks up to the late Lucky Dube, who, according to him, is BY ERICA ARTHUR TAKORADI-BASED female hip life artiste Esy, known in real life as Gifty Esi Edmondson, is set to challenge her colleague female artistes in Ghana with her new single ‘Feel My Thing.’ According to the promising artiste, her craft and her vocal strength will put other artistes on their toes to make the music scene interesting and challenging. In an interview, she said that “my new single is hot and fit to compete with other songs in the music scene. It talks about a guy whom I sacrificed my hard earnings for but wasn't appreciative of it. “He left me for another lady who, he thinks, has a big body and looks good, but was disappointed by the maltreatment he received from her, and he later regretted leaving me for the other lady. “The mentality of some guys is looking for beautiful ladies to marry and later become disappointed with the kind of treatment and emotional torture they go through. There is a saying that real beauty is in the mind, and outer beauty doesn't guarantee happiness, but inner beauty does. ” very good musically. “I love his songs. I live all my time listening to his songs.” Enam says his songs are inspired by the things he sees and the happenings in his neighborhood and around him “and if you could notice all my lyrics, carry messages that are relating to lives no matter the story line King Enam has currently released a new song dubbed ‘Adjoah’, a mid tempo and love jam produced by M- fresh and mixed by Kwesi King. “My advice to those who look up to me is that whatever they are doing in life they should take it seriously because everything is very possible once you are focused , and also they should bear in mind that prospect for success wholly depends on them. They will either decide to lose or win. Believe in whatever you do.” Esy dares female artistes with ‘Feel My Thing’ •King Enam Esy’s ‘Feel My Thing’ is her first single produced by Bodybeatz, a young talented engineer based in Takoradi. She says she looks up to popular female artistes like Mzvee, Becca and a few others. “Their energy, whenever they mount a stage, inspires me a lot,” Esy said. She said, “I look forward to seeing the day when event organizers will put another female artiste called Esy on every show. In the next five years I am looking forward to having national and international recognition and rubbing shoulders with other big names in the Music Scene.” Esy advises her fans to be unique in their areas of endeavours.
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