Dancehall act, Shatta Wale has opened up on circumstances leading to the role he played in the infamous scuffle that marred the 20th edition of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards.
Detailing his side of the story in a press release, the Gringo hitmaker emphasized that contrary to a widespread belief that he went to the stage to harm his arc enemy Stonebwoy, he was rather there to congratulate him in the spirit of togetherness to reinforce the 20th anniversary.
He also explained that he couldn’t have used several weeks to involve all his fans in the VGMA fever and perform at eXperince Concert organised by Vodafone only to destroy it all alone at the eleventh hour.
Here’s what he wrote;
For Immediate Release
21/05/2019
CLARIFICATION – EVENTS AT 20TH VODAFONE GHANA MUSIC AWARDS
Management of Shatta Wale wishes to render a sincere apology to all patrons of the 20th edition of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA), viewers of the event around the world, organizers of the awards, Charterhouse Productions, title sponsors, Vodafone Ghana and all Shatta Movement fans worldwide for the unfortunate incident that happened during the recently held VGMA. We further apologize for all the inconveniences caused on the night and afterwards.
As planned and communicated to the organizers on the morning of the event, Shatta Wale was going to sit amongst his fans in the standard ticket section of the auditorium. Due to circumstances beyond the control of the team, Shatta Wale arrived at the venue after the event had started and had been announced as winner of two categories (Reggae Dancehall Song of the year and Highlife Song of the year). This accounted for Shatta Wale’s inability to receive the awards he won himself.
