Talent and brand manager Bernard Kafui Sokpe, popularly known as Mista Meister, has bemoaned the excruciating cost involved in organizing events in Ghana.
Reacting to a conversation on Joy FM, Monday, June 30 about events in the entertainment industry and challenges faced by organisers, he said it is not a profitable venture in Ghana.
According to him, no matter how big the headline artiste is even if an organiser headlines Jesus and his 12 disciples, the cost of putting the event together is always higher than the money made from ticket sales or sponsorship.
Mista Meister declared that for him, he has no intention of ever organising an event again.
“Events in Ghana are not lucrative. Especially high-budget events like concerts etc. Even if you have Jesus Christ and the 12 disciples as headliners, the cost of setting up the event always out budgets ticketing revenue and sponsorships. Me mome dieeer never again!” he wrote.
Mista Meister’s comment came on the back of a video shared by Joy FM on social media where Executive Director of Big Ideaz Consult, Kojo Poku, revealed that many event organisers in Ghana are in debt after hosting shows.
“We are all (every event organiser) in debt, people are chasing me and calling my phone every day because we do events hoping we get it back,” Kojo Poku said during the discussion.
