The Ghana Music Rights Organization (GHAMRO) has expressed its readiness to support Celestine Donkor in her fight against leader and founder of Believers of Anointed Palace Chapel (APC), Reverend Obofour.
The gospel artiste dragged the preacher to court over copyright infringement after Reverend Obofour’s church used Celestine Donkor’s song, ”Agbebolo” to promote its 31st Night Watch Service.
In the latest development, Chairman of the Ghana Music Rights Organization (GHAMRO) Rex Omar has stated that the organization will back the singer in court.
He also advised Reverend Obofour to opt for an out of court settlement with Celestine Donkor.
Rex Omar believes that leader and founder of Believers of Anointed Palace Chapel (APC) will lose the case in court.
“We did same for MTN and Ephraim Amu, Bank of Ghana and Pat Thomas. GHAMRO settled the issues between Bullet and the late Ebony’s father”.
“I would advise him not to listen to anyone deceiving him because he would not win this case. He should immediately give off whatever is due to Celestine Donkor. That’s what we want. If he wants GHAMRO to mediate, we are available to settle this so he pays off our member what is due her”
”If he opts for the courts too, I can assure him GHAMRO will join the suit and fight for our member to get what is right. It is not right to use her song for an advert for a crusade without her consent” he said on United Showbiz on UTV.
Husband of Celestine Donkor, Kofi Donkor, said they were forced to seek redress from the law courts since Reverend Obofour was not ready to pay them for using their material in an advert.
