Dancehall artiste Shatta Wale has distanced himself from assertions that he deliberately marred the 20th edition of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards.

While apologizing for the fracas that ensued between his arch-rival Stonebwoy and himself at the awards, the dancehall act says he never planned to ruin the Awards.

“Management of Shatta Wale wishes to render a sincere apology to all patrons of the 20th edition of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA), viewers of the event around the world, organizers of the awards, Charterhouse Productions, title sponsors, Vodafone Ghana and all Shatta Movement fans worldwide for the unfortunate incident that happened during the recently held VGMA,” he said in a statement.

The statement added that “We further apologize for all the inconveniences caused on the night and afterwards.”

The ‘My Level’ hitmaker explained that true his commitment to the music industry and the Awards; he accepted a call from Charterhouse to join forces to make the 20th edition of the Awards a memorable one.

“We wish to state that Shatta Wale accepted a call from Charterhouse to join forces to make the 20th anniversary of the VGMA memorable and has over the period demonstrated his commitment to this course by performing at the VGMA Nominees Jam in Kumasi and VGMA Experience Concert at the Independence Square,” Shatta Wale explained.

According to him, to further push the awards, he “extensively campaigned for votes and promoted the anniversary celebration using his various social media platforms. It will be very illogical for him to deliberately act in a manner to ruin and mar the same event he has spent a lot of resources to promote and urged his fans to attend. Shatta Wale meant no harm and considers this incident as unfortunate.”

Shatta Wale and Stonebwoy were arrested by the police over a brawl that erupted between their camps at the Awards on the morning of Sunday.

Pandemonium broke out shortly after Stonebwoy was announced the winner of ‘Reggae/Dancehall Artiste of the Year when Shatta Wale and his team were seen going towards the stage, their intentions unclear.

Shatta Wale had later claimed that he was going on stage to congratulate Stonebwoy.

The two artistes were later released from cell pending an appearance in court.

Source: Myjoyonline.com