Entertainment pundit and artist manager, Lawrence Nana Asiamah Hanson, popularly known as Bullgod, has advised the Electoral Commission to consider changing the December election date.Speaking on Joy Prime’s Prime Morning show, he explained that elections during the festive season negatively impact creative events and investments. Many people in the diaspora avoid visiting Ghana during this time, fearing possible unrest.

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Bullgod noted that event organizers often wait until after the elections to host their programs but still face low attendance, leading to financial losses.“I think one of the things we need to consider is shifting the date for elections. There was a rumour somewhere last year that they were going to put it in November. So I think we can do November like the Americas or even do it before that. What stops us? It’s just a day.

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The reason being that it affects investment. There’s a lot of money that comes in during that time.”Bullgod suggested that the constitution could be amended to set a new date for the government’s transition, ensuring a smooth process despite moving the election date.

emphasized that Ghana cannot remain stuck in outdated practices. According to him, times have changed, and politics should evolve

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to reflect these changes.“For me, the constant things in life have changed. We can’t be stuck in our ways unless they look at the revenue December brings to us and say it’s negligible because that timing is some way.”Bullgod has urged stakeholders and industry players to push for a change in the election date, proposing that it be held either in the middle of the year or in November.

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Supporting Bullgod’s view, entertainment pundit Edem Mensah-Tsortome shared that many people in the country before the elections considered traveling abroad due to fears of conflict and unrest.This situation, he noted, could have led to significant losses for the entertainment industry and event organizers, including musicians, as attendance at events might have dropped sharply.

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“Even us who were here, it’s like we don’t know what will happen. We were uneasy in a way,” he added.He pleaded that if there could be a way to amend the decision, the stakeholders in charge should rethink and consider the change.

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