Nominees for upcoming GHAMRO elections out

The Ghana Music Rights Organisation (GHAMRO) is elated to inform its members, Corporate Ghana and the general public that, the date for the Board election as announced by the election committee is Tuesday, March 30, 2021.

This election would be conducted nationwide to make it relatively easy for all members to vote for their preferred nominees.

All 12 aspirants have now been approved to contest the election this March, since the election committee’s proposal to disqualify six out of the 12, has been reviewed and annulled at an emergency meeting convened amongst the Board, the Election Committee and the Management of GHAMRO.

The tenure of office for the Board officially ends on Wednesday, March 17, 2021, and the Board has officially handed over to the Management led by the Chief Executive Officer, Abraham Adjetey, who would run the affairs of the organisation in accordance with the rules and regulations.

The persons who picked up nomination forms and went through the vetting process are as follows:

Mrs. Diana Hopeson

Mr. Benjamin Mensah

Rev. Francis Boahene.

Rev. Yaw Badu Agyemang

Elizabeth Tagoe

Abena Ruthy

Kwesi Ernest

Kwame Adinkrah

John Mensah Sarpong

10.Kwakye Kobbena Kabobo.

11. Oheneba Kissi

12.Rex Owusu Marfo.

Note should be taken of the fact that seven out of the 12 persons shall be called to the board, in accordance with the simple majority rule as provided for in the PNDC Law 284 on the conduct of elections.

The seven elected Board members shall comprise of:

1. Three (3) composers.

2. One (1) Publisher.

3. Two (2) Performers.

4. One (1) Producer of sound recording.

We wish all nominees good luck.