[4] In 2019, the union was dragged to court by Ras Caleb Appiah-Levi, who served as the Accra Regional Chairman of MUSIGA, after alleging some irregularities concerning the electoral process.
[1] Due to that Bessa Simons was appointed and confirmed at a meeting on Friday, August 30 to lead the body until the National Executive Elections take place.
[5] Ras Caleb Appiah-Levi later agreed for the case to be withdrawn against the union from court to an alternative dispute resolution before they could have their elections.
Bessa Simons told Graphic Showbiz that his present role as the acting President of MUSIGA was to fill a vacuum and to ensure the continuous administration of the union.
Bessa Simons, Ras Caleb Appiah-Levi and Deborah Freeman are the candidates competing to be President of MUSIGA in the upcoming elections.
Due to this, the leadership of MUSIGA is threatening to expel any members who join the alleged NEW MUSIGHA before the organization’s elections on August 8, 2023.
They argued that this failure to account for MUSIGA’s finances renders the union ineligible to conduct elections and transfer authority to a new executive.