She told the media that there were series of engagements with Shatta Wale who at a point gave assurances that he would be of good behavior. According to Mrs. Ayoade, the demeanor of Shatta Wale was evidence he was a changed man. We trusted him, we trusted the good intensions, we trusted the fact that he appreciated the industry and he would behave. The awards event was temporarily halted and the topmost two awards for the event, Most Popular Song of the Year and Artiste of the Year, were deferred due to the melee. “The decision to hand indefinite bans to Shatta Wale and Stonebwoy was taken by the last board and the newly reconstituted board are yet to meet to decide on the way forward.

Source: GhanaWeb January 27, 2020 06:11 UTC