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| SP KOFI SARPONG |
When he made a decision five years
ago to make gospel music despite the daunting challenges that may come with his
new “job”, Superintendent Kofi Sarpong knew the conflicting roles of being a
police man and a gospel artiste.
But despite the bad image the Police
Security Agency might have courted over the years in the eyes of Ghanaians and
beyond, the Ayeyi Ndwom artiste believes police officers are all destined for
heaven since their profession is a “divine calling”.
“We are like pastors who lead the
flock of God on the right path. You cannot be part of the police force if you
don’t have a calling from God.
I know that many people would
disagree with me because the police have been crucified for many years but that
is the bitter truth,” were the words of Superintendent Kofi Sarpong when he
spoke with Showbiz on Monday.
According to him, he was depressed
at the start of his music career by negative comments passed about him because
he was a member of the Police service but such criticisms, he said, were not
enough to get him discouraged about his dream.
“What is the role of the Police? Is
it not to maintain law and order and bring sanity to the society? Is that not
similar to the work of pastors? Don’t they ensure that people lead righteous
lives and shy away from sin which breeds chaos?
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| SP KOFI SARPONG |
“How can such a group of people who
ensure the security of the society be disregarded by society? I have always and
will continue to be proud of my police background.
“Truth is that, my job as a police
officer has really influenced my success as a gospel artiste because both have
divine duties to teach people the right path,” he added.
SP Sarpong, who was on the defence
of the Police Service disputed assertions that it is a corrupt institution.
A survey conducted by the Institute
of Economic Affairs early this year suggested the Ghana Police Service was the
most corrupt state institution in the country.
That wasn’t the first time the
Ghana Police Service had come under public scrutiny for their alleged corrupt
practices.
An earlier report by the Ghana
Integrity Initiative dubbed, Voice of the People Survey had also suggested
same.
But when these findings were pointed
out to SP Sarpong who recently released his third album, I Believe, and asked
of his opinion, he had this to say.
“We know that people are bias
towards the Police Service. Yes, there may be some bad nuts in the Service like
all other professions but that doesn’t negate the good services to the country.
Even with such personnel, I know and believe they will make it to heaven
despite the negative judgments about them,” he added.
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| SP KOFI SARPONG |
The I Believe album, which has the
popular Hour By This Time song and already receiving massive airplay would be
launched at the Liberty Assemblies of God Church on Sunday, November 1, 2015.
In 2010, SP Kofi Sarpong, announced
his “huge” presence on the music scene with his debut Sacrifice album. The
album had the popular Ayeyi Ndwom song which earned him the Gospel Song of the
Year award at the Ghana Music Awards the following year.
He expressed his appreciation to the
public for the support given him since he came on the music scene and hinted on
an impending “Thank You” concert in December this year to celebrate five years
of his music career.
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