[ 2021-02-08 ]

GHAMRO is unable to do most things because of lack of funds – Rex Omar

The Chairman of the Ghana Music Rights
Organisation (GHMARO), Rex Omar, says the
institution is lagging behind on many projects
because it lacks funds.

He told George Quaye, host of Joy FM’s Showbiz
A-Z, that the organisation is in court with a lot
of music users that have failed to pay the monies
they owed them.

“The major problem of GHAMRO is not about even
distribution, it is about the psyche of the
Ghanaian music user who does not understand that
music usage must be paid for.”

“Right owners jump on the radio complaining to
government, who owns GBC? Government does but for
the past seven years, GBC has not paid a penny to
GHAMRO. We are in court with them. So if you have
energy tell government to pay the money GBC owes
us,” Rex Omar said.

The veteran musician stated that GHAMRO is
negotiating with some private equity company to
secure $1million for its operations and projects.

“Most of the things we are not able to do things
is because we do not have the money,” Rex Omar
added.

His comment comes after fellow musician Dada Hafco
lamented on the failure of GHAMRO to give right
owners monies they have collected.

Dada Hafco stated that the organisation from his
checks did not have a good logging system to help
them share monies to the right owners.

He also alleged on the show that GHAMRO had spent
a lot of money on its board than the artistes on
whose behalf they collect money.

However, Rex Omar dismissed the claims.

The Abiba hitmaker explained that the 2018
documents the singer based his arguments regarding
the board did not detail what the board used the
monies for.

He stated that the money was used by different
teams delegated to solve different issues of
GHAMRO and not for the board.

Rex Omar added that since he took over the
management of the organisation, they have sent
monies to right owners every six months.

“GHAMRO is regulated by laws. I have always said
if you have anything to support the organisation,
come and bring the idea to so we will push it,”
he said.

Source - MyJoyonline

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