Veteran Ghanaian Gospel artiste Isaiah Kwadwo Ampong, popularly known as Great Ampong, has expressed his disappointment over the lack of recognition and support from the New Patriotic Party (NPP), despite his years of support.

In an interview with Kumasi-based Ashh FM, he highlighted the sacrifices he made, including being the first Gospel artiste to compose a song endorsing the NPP at a time when artistes were once afraid to endorse the NPP due to potential backlash from the National Democratic Congress (NDC). 

“Christ says to show love to each other, but we’re hardly seeing any of that. There was a time artistes were scared of endorsing the NPP because they were scared of what the NDC would do to them, Daddy Lumba was the first, and I was the second artiste and first Gospel artiste to compose a song endorsing the NPP,” he said.

Great Ampong lamented that despite his contributions towards the party, he has received little to no acknowledgement or compensation from party bigwigs.

“Today, I cannot point to anything that has been done for me in return. I cannot go and demand any compensation from those in power. But none of them has remembered any of the sacrifices I’ve made, none of them have recognized the sacrifices many people, especially the creatives, have made for them,” he added.

Great Ampong noted that after performing at events, there is often no follow-up or support from the organizers.

“They would invite us to perform at an event, but after the event, no one calls to check up on any of us or offer any compensation. They hardly pick up your calls or reply to messages. Even the NDC would not do that,” he said.

However, despite his predicament, Great Ampong clarified that he is still a staunch supporter of the party and would endorse the NPP for the forseeable future. 

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