One of Ghana’s hiplife artistes, Bice Osei Kuffour aka Obour, who is contesting the presidency of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA), has declared that when elected to the higher office of the union, he would provide quality leadership that addresses the needs and aspiration of members, the music industry and the country.

Five candidates are contesting this year’s MUSIGA presidential election which will be held on August 18 in Tamale in the Northern Region

The four candidates are Gyedu Blay Ambolley, Obour, Nana Tuffour and Willi Roi.

Obour, who has been in the music business for over a decade, with six albums to his credit, has been working as the MUSIGA Youth Organiser under the current MUSIGA President, Diana Hopeson, since 1998.

According to Obour, when voted into office, he would work tirelessly to improve the living standards of members and musicians in general, whilst ensuring good industry practices and directly influencing policies of the industry that would impact the national economy.

“I have plans to ensure that in the short to long run, musicians are recognized and respected when in Ghana and beyond. I believe musicians, dominated by the youth, would find me easiest (among my other candidates) to approach as their young president to discuss and suggest solutions to making their lives better,” he said.

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Obour disclosed that one of his main goals was to rebrand MUSIGA to make it more attractive to musicians, lucrative to members and industry players and beneficial to the country and the rest of the world.

Counting down to the much awaited elections of the Musicians Association of Ghana, the Kumasi based hip life duo –Bradez have openly declared support for Bice Osei Kuffour popularly known in the Ghanaian music industry as Obour. This is not the first time an artiste is declaring suppport for a candidate. Amakye Dede fully declared suppoert for Nana Tuffour some few weeks ago.

Following their status update on facebook on Sunday 10th July 2011, the Bradez said “BRADEZ believe Obour is the best person for the MUSIGA presidency. He’s young , intelligent, educated, connects to both the young and the old musician, has a lot of initiatives that can liase Ghana music with the world well … We strongly hope the delegates consider his vision and credentials…. If it’s good, Bradez would support…. YE KO YANIM..,”

In a bid to find more, Stone of the Bradez confirmed to NY DJ on Homestretch Bumper to Bumper that true to their update, Obour best suits the position more than the other candidates. He made the assertion that the only name the President of the Republic of Ghana, His Excellency John Evans Atta Mills mentioned in a meeting was Obour which means he really connects with both the younger and older generations.Bradez declares suppport for Obour

The Bradez are set to release their latest video “Conquer the world” which is the title of their yet to be released album.

The election of a new national executive for MUSIGA will be one of the key actions to be taken at the congress to come off from August 16 to August 18. It will attract 130 delegates and 20 observers.

Bice Osei-Kuffour, a.k.a Obour has landed a lead role in a new TV series titled, Beyond the Mic. The “Atopa Jenjen” hit maker’s TV debut would see him appear in the music industry -themed series, which is expected to premier on national TV early 2011.

Speaking in an interview, he said, he agreed to star in the TV Content production because “the issues addressed by the production are dear to my heart”. Recalling last year, Obour released a song, The Game, addressing similar issues on the music industry on his last album.

Throughout the World Cup festivity, the “Konkotibaa” and “The Game” hitmaker, Obour has always been present at either Silverbird Cinema or Citizen Kofi during any Ghana game. “It is not just out of patriotism that I watch the games but also because I have always been a football fan,” he explains, “I can say after music, football is the thing I’m most passionate about, every school I have ever attended, of course except Legon I was a member of the school team and I played regularly.”

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The artiste who recently signed for the “FIFA 1 Goal Project” in Tamale still plays football with a professional team every Saturday at the Tema TDC Park. “Playing football to me is just not a fun activity but also a way of life. I keep fit and I keep in touch with friends through it.”

Obour would put his bet on Argentina or Ghana as the most likely country to win the world cup. The reason being that, “Both countries play witty and exciting football. They are hard to beat and their players have an image that scares the opponent even before the game starts. Lionel Messi and Asamoah Gyan from both teams respectively have been tipped by FIFA for the crown of best which means they are a danger to play against.”