Ghanaian musician and politician, Rex Omar, has expressed his willingness to assume a political position if he is given the opportunity.

Rex Omar, a devoted member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), explained that he would gladly accept the appointment if the task fell within his reach.

“I will [accept a political appointment] because now I think I am of age and I think if I am given any appointment that is within my capacity, I will be able to contribute positively to the development of this country,” he said.

Asked if he would want to hold a position at the Ministry of Tourism, Arts, and Culture, he answered: “When we get to that road, we will cross it because at the end of the day, all these ministerial positions are political appointments and so long as you are smart and intelligent and you know what is going on in this country, wherever they put you, you can deliver if you want to.”

He revealed that he is not looking forward to being appointed as long as there are so many people available to play such roles, stating that if the person appointed should listen to advice and as long as the enabling environment is created, his business can be boosted.

“At the end of the day, how many ministers are we going to have? Right now, our incoming President is saying that he is not going to take more ministers. Former President Mahama. It is clear. If we are going to have fewer ministers, I believe that is the right way to go. And I agree with him 100%,” Rex Omar asserted.

Rex Omar rose to prominence in 1989 with the ‘Aware Pa’ album which also included the track, ‘Wodofo Ne Hwan?’ Following this, in 1992, he formed Nakorex together with fellow highlife artists Nat Brew (now Amandzeba) and Akosua Agyapong, the group’s name being an acronym made up of the first letters of each member’s name.

He later pursued a solo career, released great albums, performed in and outside Ghana, won several awards, and earned a nomination at the Kora Awards in 2004.

Rex Omar Shares His Opinion

GHAMRO’s Chairman, Rex Omar expressed his opinion on the state of Ghana’s democracy, stating that the governance of the country will be better if the term for the Presidency is reviewed.

He mentioned that the current 4-year term is not enough for any government to make a meaningful impact on the economy.

“Because America does elections every four years, we also jump on the bandwagon but the question is, America’s democracy is over 200 years. We just started, okay. So look at our situation,” he said.

Asked if he wanted the tenure to be changed, he answered in the affirmative.

“I think it [the four years] is too short. I would have wished we could go six years in one term. Because if you are given six years you use one year or one and half years to set up your government. If four years, or five years you are not able to do anything it means you can’t do anything. There is no need for you to go for a second term,” he declared.

“The whole situation is, look at our scenario. After the election, the first year is now that the government is being formed, the appointments and all these things. By the time the government settles to start to roll out its program, you are getting to two years. Now instead of them to work, they’re thinking of how to win the next election,” he further added.

Rex Omar is not the first person to have made this statement. Former President John Agyekum Kufuor also made a similar statement in 2022 while speaking at a seminar on reviewing Ghana’s 1992 Constitution.

This event was organised by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), at his residence in Peduase in the Eastern Region.

The former President explained that he realized after he was invited to Malaysia and got to see how much developmental growth the country made, even though at the time of independence, it was on the same level as Ghana.