NPP offered GHC500,000 to use 'Biibi Besi' for campaign - Kwame Yogot

In an interview with Abeiku Santana on Okay FM, Ghanaian musician Kwame Yogot disclosed that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) approached him in 2023 with a substantial offer to use his hit song “Biibi Besi” for their 2024 general election campaign in support of flagbearer Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia.

According to Yogot, a team from the NPP led by Nana Akomea offered GH¢500,000 for the rights to the song.

Kwame Yogot explained that although the offer was tempting, it did not come to fruition due to disagreements with his former management. “At the time, my management was demanding GH¢1million instead, and given the issues I was having with them, I didn’t see the need to pursue it further,” he said.

It will be recalled that in June 2023, Kwame Yogot publicly criticized Vice President Dr. Bawumia and his campaign team for using his song without permission.

The musician expressed his frustration in a video shared by One Ghana TV, where he warned the campaign team to cease using “Biibi Besi” at their events. At the time, he also highlighted the financial and emotional costs involved in creating his music and voiced concerns about the potential repercussions of unauthorized use in political campaigns.