i hold nothing against cwesi oteng – nicholas omane acheampong

Nicholas Omane Acheampong

Ghanaian gospel musician Nicholas
Omane Acheampong popularly known for his 2012 hit single “Zaphanat
Paneah” has been chastised by many in the entertainment world for
allegedly calling for the redrawal of the nomination of fellow musician
Cwesi Oteng from the Artist of the year category at the upcoming
Vodafone Ghana Music Awards.

In an interview with Amanda Jisseh
on E-Talk yesterday March 21st 2013, Nicholas Omane Acheampong expressed
his dismay at the way the media and the general public has misconstrued
his assertion pitching him against fellow Gospel musician Cwesi Oteng.

He
said,……………. I never said Cwesi Oteng should be redrawn from the
category. I only asked why he could get a nomination for that ultimate
category when I (Nicholas Omane Acheampong) had a hit single that went
throughout the nation and beyond? Cwesi didn’t even promote his album
outside Accra and Accra is not Ghana…………

Asked why he couldn’t
cite any other artist than Cwesi Oteng, the Zaphanat Paneah hitmaker
said,………….. It is because he is the only one that shares in the same
thing I believe in, that is the gospel. I only used him as an example to
show some of us how an album that was only promoted in Accra could
secure a nomination in the Artist of the year
when I promoted my own throughout the nation. He should teach us the trick…….

Nicholas
Omane Acheampong has therefore asked the media and society not to pitch
him against Cwesi Oteng but rather ask questions into the Vodafone
Ghana Music Awards.

It must be stated that Cwesi Oteng who had
earlier on that same show been interviewed according to Amanda Jisseh
had refused to stay on the set as Nicholas Omane Acheampong appeared.