Entertainment personality Nana Frimpong Ziega
Entertainment personality Nana Frimpong Ziega has expressed disappointment with the organisers of the 2025 Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMA) after King Paluta’s song “Makoma” was left out of the nominations.
In a discussion on United Showbiz on March 29, 2025, Nana Frimpong Ziega criticised the TGMA organisers, pointing out that the award scheme is one of the oldest in the country, and such mistakes are unacceptable.
He emphasised that the decision to allow King Paluta to substitute his song “Aseda” for “Makoma” reflects poor judgement and incompetence.
“I have never seen this before. We’ve followed awards schemes for years, and I haven’t heard of anything like this, where an awards scheme asks an artiste to swap a song for a nomination. The award scheme is 25 years old, and there’s no way they should make such a mistake. Where else would you see something like this? I consider the decision from TGMAs to be sheer incompetence,” he said.
Nana Ziegah also pointed out that the board’s decision to allow King Paluta to exchange his nominated song “Aseda” for “Makoma” could set a dangerous precedent for future awards.
“As a board, you should be firm with your decisions. I was expecting them to stand by their initial decision and say it’s final,” he said.
He further noted that if King Paluta is allowed to swap his nominated song, it could encourage other artistes to make similar requests in the future, undermining the integrity of the awards process.
“If King Paluta is allowed to exchange his Aseda song, which is already in the nomination list, for ‘Makoma,’ it means other artistes could do the same in the future,” he added.
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