It is a good thing – Okyeame Kwame reacts to probe into celebrity wealth

Award-winning musician, Okyeame Kwame has lauded the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) for its decision to conduct lifestyle audits on celebrities and individuals suspected of possessing unexplained wealth.

In an interview on Tv3 New Day, the artiste expressed his support for the initiative.

“I think that I think it’s a good thing because just as I said, the last time we had a conversation in December above all things, Ghana needs cleansing.

“We need to cleanse ourselves off. We need to cleanse ourselves and the way that we have become corrupt, you know. So, if EOCO plans to do some cleansing, I think they should have started yesterday. They should have started a long time ago. And I like it,” he said on Monday, February 26.

Okyeame Kwame also dismissed any perception about Ghanaian celebrities living lavish lifestyles.

According to the musician, the group of persons who have displayed extravagant lifestyles are rather politicians.

On the contrary, the ‘Yeeko’ hit maker said celebrities are faced with financial difficulties because they do not earn enough to live extravagant lifestyles.

“I have been in the celebrity space for 20 something years, I do not think they will find any artiste who are “criminals” or many celebs and film makers because these people are suffering. It is very difficult to be in this industry as an influencer or artiste and then just by that be able to survive. I have not seen celebrities in Ferraris or Maybachs or Porsche cars or multimillion dollar mansions. Where are they? Show me one.

“However, the people that I have seen living lavishly are politicians. I have seen civil servants who make maybe ₵14000 a month and driving S-class,” he told Berla Mundi on TV3’s New Day on Monday.

EOCO’s decision comes after the recent guilty plea by Ghanaian social media influencer and musician Mona Montrage, also known as Hajia4reall, in a $2 million romance scam case.

EOCO’s new strategy is expected to deal with the proliferation of unexplained enrichment and illicit wealth making activities in the country.