Musician and former SRC President of the University of Ghana, Guru, has expressed deep frustration over what he described as deliberate sabotage by some colleague students that led to the flop of an SRC artistes’ event he organized during his tenure.
During a TikTok live session, the “Lapaz Toyota” hitmaker recounted how certain students allegedly reached out to musicians and stakeholders involved in the show, spreading false claims that he had received full funding for the programme.
However, Guru clarified that he tried working with a budget of just GHS 200,000 for the high-profile event, an amount that was significantly insufficient.
“Do you know how much it takes to host an event? Sometimes it costs between ₵500,000 and ₵700,000, but I was working with just ₵200,000. How much would we have even paid Sarkodie or Black Sherif,” Guru lamented.
He explained that he was taking advantage of his mileage and personal relationships with top artistes to make the event happen on a low budget.
Guru alleged that despite his efforts to pull strings within the industry, some individuals within the student community contacted both artistes and the event organizer, advising them to withdraw their support.
He revealed that the interference ultimately crippled the show’s success, insisting that the event’s failure had nothing to do with his leadership or planning.
“So no one should come and ask me why the SRC event flopped. It flopped because of sabotage,” he fumed.