The radio host and musician from Ghana, Blakk Rasta, is returning all of the awards he has ever won from different competitions throughout the years.
In a video uploaded to Instagram, the radio host who has long spoken against “voting to win” prizes made the announcement.
“I hardly do a thing like this but once in a while we just need to answer a few questions, you know. I have said time and again that I do not want to be part of any award scheme that has to do with voting to win.
“For me, it’s a way of buying votes. Now, if you have an award scheme, you nominate some people and then you ask the fans of these people that you have nominated to vote so that their favourite artiste can win then you go ahead and tell them that the more you vote, the more you place your artiste on a higher pedestal of winning and if the artiste doesn’t win, the biggest excuse they normally give is your people didn’t vote,” he shared.
He confessed that he had previously been unaware of the fact that these awards were purchased and that those who deserved them were denied the opportunity to be recognized for their accomplishments.
Blakk Rasta claims that he prays that eventually everyone will reach the same level of consciousness as him.
“So it becomes a vote to win an award, it’s not about merits anymore. You can be the best, but as long as your people do not vote, you will be the worst. So I decided that I will not be part of this anymore. It’s done, it’s dusted.
“In the past, we were part of it. But when consciousness hit us, we decided that it was all over, and we will not do it again. Many people haven’t come to that consciousness yet. I don’t fault them, everybody has their time. Their time will come,” he added.
Abubakar Ahmed, also known as Blakk Rasta, is a radio host, dub poet, and reggae/Kuchoko musician from Ghana. His most famous song, “Barack Obama,” was written in honor of the 44th President of the United States. On July 11, 2010, he was honored at a formal dinner with President Obama.
