It was a fiery interview in the studios of Bullet TV when media personality King George sat down with Vibes Central presenter, the ever-delectable July Ofosuaah, to discuss the recent FBI raid in the country and its implications on Ghana’s entertainment industry.
With July playing devil’s advocate, she argued that fraudulent money had, in many ways, contributed to the growth of the Ghanaian entertainment industry. King George partially agreed but was quick to emphasize that the introduction of fraudulent money had ultimately done more harm than good. He argued that such funds had become a distraction and contributed to the industry’s lack of proper structures. According to him, because the money was often viewed as “free,” there was little demand for accountability or sustainability.
King George went further to draw on spirituality, claiming that karma had played a role in the failure of some fraud-funded ventures. In his view, the universe simply does not reward dishonest means. He also criticized the increasing sense of entitlement among some Ghanaians and their tendency to “live fast and die young.”
When asked about a possible solution, King George called for a return to basics — building the entertainment industry from the ground up, free from the influence of fraudulent money. He expressed strong optimism that the industry could thrive with genuine investment and structure. He cited Samini (formerly Batman) as an example of an artiste who attained international success years ago without any reliance on fraudulent funding.
He ended the conversation with a sobering call to action:
“I think as a country, we should be intentional about the boy child, because all these things that are going on — it’s the boys that go and bring them, and it affects the girls. Oftentimes we say ‘the girl child, the girl child’, but if the boy child doesn’t get a good upbringing and isn’t focused, it will definitely affect the girl child.”
Vibes Central airs at 5 PM, Monday to Friday, on Bullet TV, a free-to-air channel under the Tobinco Media Group, based in Accra.
Article by Julius Anyaele
