MOGA Awards honours Empress Gifty, others

Mr Hopeson Adorye receiving an award on behalf of wife, Empress Gifty

It was all thrills at the Modern Gospel Awards (MOGA) as distin¬guished personalities in the Ghana gospel industry were honoured in Accra last Saturday for their contributions to the growth of the industry.
On the night, Popular Gha¬naian gospel musicians such as Nacee, Empress Gifty, Mabel Okyere, Scott Evans, Georgia Adjei and many others were honoured.

Dr Maulana Maulana, found¬er of ‘Ministry of the Future’, the key note speaker at the programme said, “the African diaspora must collaborate with the indigenous to produce great works.”
He added that, Ghana was the new Jerusalem since it was referred to as the centre of the earth.
“We as African people have been ‘Europeanised’ so what we have to do is to bring back Africanisation. Ghanaians must begin to make good use of our minds, body, soul, spirit and our natural resources to devel¬op,” he added.
Suriname Ambassador to Ghana, Fidelia Graan-Galon also took the opportunity to sell the country to the Ghanaian youth at the programme.
She touched on opportunities and collaborations which could be har¬nessed for the mutual benefit of both countries.
Renowned politician, Hopeson Adorye who was present to receive an honorary award on behalf of his wife, Empress Gifty charged the Gha¬naian media to support musicians.
He said, this support could go a long way to impact Ghana’s economy positively.
The emotional mo¬ment of the programme was when the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MOGA, Nana Amo Baffour was invited on stage alongside his mother for recognition.
Patrons of MOGA 23 expressed appreciation to the organisers for their contribution to the growth of the gos¬pel industry and wished them well in their sub-sequent programmes.

By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme