The management of popular Ghanaian musician, King Paluta, has formally petitioned the Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMA) board, demanding an explanation for the board’s ‘sunb’ of King Paluta’s 2024 hit song, “Makoma” from the 2025 nominations.
According to the petition, released on March 18, 2025, the management team expressed their disappointment over the ‘snub,’ arguing that Makoma was one of the country’s most popular songs released during the year under review.
“We humbly write to your honourable board to demand some explanations in connection with the snub of “MAKOMA” by King PALUTA, a song we duly submitted for consideration, which we believe remains Ghana’s most popular song released the year under review, generating the most excitement amongst music lovers till date!” the petition stated.
King Paluta’s management claimed that Makoma was submitted for consideration in four categories: Most Popular Song, Record of the Year, Hiplife Song of the Year, and Songwriter of the Year (King Paluta).
However, none of these categories included the song in the final list of nominees announced by the TGMA board on March 15, 2025.
“This concern has become necessary after the team realised none of the categories we submitted the said material for was considered after the official nominee’s announcement,” the petition added.
The team expressed their confidence in the song’s eligibility, stating that Makoma breached no moral or ethical requirements of the TGMA board.
They also expressed their willingness to engage with the board for possible reconsideration of the song in the submitted categories.
The petition comes following reactions from fans and industry stakeholders after the TGMA nomination announcement, many of whom have expressed surprise at the omission of the song, Makoma.
Social media has been abuzz with discussions, with some fans claiming the song was omitted for vulgar lyrics.
