Highlife musician Kuami Eugene has broken silence on a recent debate about whether it was right for Sonnie Badu to have neglected his gospel folk to congratulate Kuami Eugene for his VGMA Artiste of the Year win.
“All I will say is that we should make room for everybody to shine, whether you are a church person or not, so far as you are human. That is what religion is all about. The ability to accept people regardless of where they are coming from. So, I’d say, let’s open up,” he told Citi News.
OB Nartey, a broadcaster at Vision 1 FM had complained that Sonnie Badu, who called Kuami Eugene his ‘son’, had sent out a congratulatory message to him, without acknowledging other gospel musicians that also won awards at the ceremony.
According to OB Nartey, he was not worried about Kuami Eugene’s commendation. He was just not happy Sonnie, could not do the same for the people who really belong to the same ministry with him.
Gospel musician Celestine Donkor, who won Female Vocal Artiste of the Year and Gospel Song f the year at the 2020 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards also said on TV3’s ‘Simply Showbiz’ with MzGee that Sonnie could have done better.
According to her, the only way to help promote the gospel music industry is for the gospel folk to support each other.
“It is just nice; morally right, and socially nice to throw your weight behind colleagues who are excelling. As a legend as he is it is so highly expected of him. I call this ‘nhwehwe animu’. It’s really with the gospel folks,” she said.
But Kwame Eugene thinks otherwise; even though he claims he has not heard what OB Nartey and Celestine Donkor said, he believes
