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Fashionista and an entertainment industry player, Kwasi Kyei Darkwa has waded in the ongoing debate on the just released BET nomination for the Best International Act (Africa Category). To him, the debate as to who was nominated or not is currently not needed but rather, the country should throw its weight behind the nominated artiste to bring glory to the country. On Willi Roi's rant that Shatta Wale is about the money and not on backstage awards, the fashionista noted that it was wrong on his part to have made that comment. He posted "I have read with much joy, and also disappointment, the tweets and posts following the announcement of nominees for the BET AWARDS 2017 International Act- Africa. On this subject, I speak only for myself, The Finest Productions and for the advancement of Arts, Culture and Tourism in Ghana, not for BET nor any artiste nor enterprise. The negativity expressed in Ghanaian circles is only surpassed by the positivity and goodwill of o

Social media influencer and showbiz critic Kelly Nii Lartey Mensah has schooled Dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale on why he cannot compare a BECE certificate to a BET nomination/ award. Shatta Wale today posted that he cannot even find his BECE certificate so his followers should forget about the snub because to him, "money dey call him for his brain". But in a post on Facebook, Kelly Nii Lartey schooled the self-acclaimed Dancehall king on why he cannot on any day compare his BECE certificate to a BET award. He indicated that " When you get awarded by BET, its not only for showbiz...BET is Black people's grand version of Nobel, Oscars, Grammys and the likes. It honors and records BLACK masterful achievements in all fields for millions of years to come! It is nothing compared to your BECE certificate". There have been a raging debate after Ghana had just a nominee in the just released BET awards nominees list. Some have argued the snub of Shatta Wale