After rejecting my proposal, you still used my video without my consent — Kirani Ayat blasts Tourism Ministry

Ghanaian musician Kirani Ayat and his video producer, David Nicol-Sey are unhappy with President Akufo-Addo's government over intellectual theft.

The musician claimed he sent a proposal to the Ministry of Tourism to feature his video in the Year of Return tourism documentary in 2018, which, according to the artist, was treated with a deaf ear.

But to his surprise, the same rejected video was featured in a documentary shared by the President on his official Twitter handle without his or his producer’s consent.

“The president of Ghana has used my video “GUDA” in this ad to promote Ghana. I was actively reaching out to the Ministry of Tourism in 2018/19 to use this video to push tourism in the North and got NO reply, yet today it’s in an ad and no one reached out to me for permission,” he reacted.

The musician again stated that his efforts in putting up the said song shouldn't be dismantled and, as such, he should have been consulted before using his property for something he offered but never got any response.

He is demanding to be paid some compensation for his hard work.

“Whoever worked on this video should’ve reached out to the rightful content owners before proceeding. I spent my all in making GUDA possible, I’m sure you were paid for this job, where is my cut?

“I worked 7 days a week from 7PM to 7AM for 3 months straight as a security guard just to save up to make this “GUDA” video possible. Various awards shows snubbed it, the ministry ignored it, I reached out a couple of times to no avail. I was depressed throughout that period,” he recounts.