Gospel musician Nacee said he disagreed with the Food and Drugs Authority’s decision to forbid Ghanaian celebrities from promoting alcohol.
Speaking on United Showbiz on Saturday, November 18, 2023, Nacee raised the question of why foreign individuals are allowed to promote such products, while restrictions are imposed on local celebrities.
As both a musician and music producer, Nacee emphasized that even if lesser-known individuals are granted permission to advertise, they may eventually gain celebrity status. Therefore, he argued that the ban on celebrities would be ineffective in the long run.
“A continued posting of images and videos of people make them popular. Nobody knew Michael Power until Guinness kept pushing his commercials,” he said. “If we feature an ordinary person in ads and keep promoting the said ads, they will rise to become popular in a couple of months so much that they may not be able to buy food from the roadside.”
He continued that “It is surprising that we won’t let our local celebs advertise but our foreign counterparts are allowed to. It is good to regulate whatever we do, but it should not be discriminatory. We love foreigners than ourselves… it doesn’t make sense. Let’s stop starving ourselves while giving foreigners the juicy deals.”