Ghanaian singer, Wendy Shay, says she has lost a deal worth thousands of dollars due to a ban by Ghana’s Food and Drugs Authority (FDA).
In 2015, the authority placed a ban on celebrities and influential personalities endorsing alcoholic beverages.
According to Wendy Shay, she was unaware of the ban and had started a process of securing a deal with an foreign alcoholic beverage company.
”I just lost a deal worth 1000s‘ of dollars with this foreign alcohol company..I didn’t know in GH Celebrities can’t advertise for alcoholic beverages according to FDA Like Seriously?!”, she posted on Facebook.
The singer has asked celebrities to ‘wake up’ and fight the ban by the FDA.
”Small food we go chop too u wan take 4rm our mouth
Gh celebs wake up !!FDA Lift dat ban!! #SHAYGANG”, she added.
The FDA had explained earlier that the ban on celebrities advertising alcoholic beverages is an adherence to a World Health Organization (WHO) policy to protect minors.
Personalities including Edem, Stonebwoy, George Quaye and many others have kicked against the ban.
