Ghanaian gospel musician Celestine Donkor has apologised over her reaction to Nathaniel Bassey's 'English language advice' to Ghanaian gospel artistes.

Nathaniel had prophesied at the Accra Sports Stadium during the Jesus Christ Encounter that Ghanaian gospel music would be crossing boundaries but this would come to fruition if gospel musicians in Ghana used more English in their compositions.

“In the next 4 to 5 years, Psalmist from Ghana will come to Nigeria and host their own concert, that your songs will rise from Ghana to the nations of the earth.

As a way of instruction, can I plead with Ghanaian music ministers to write songs in English? Yes I know you love your local dialect, Twi but there is an anointing on you and the world needs to hear your songs,” Nathaniel Bassey said.

Responding to the comment, Celestine Donkor Kwame Dadzie on Joy FM’s Twitter Spaces said Nathaniel Bassey made the admonition to his Ghanaian counterparts out of guilt.

“You receive a call for an event, there are about five Nigerian artistes on it and you know that they have paid them huge sums of money but the moment you put your cards on the table, that is the end of the conversation," she said.

She also noted that it is difficult for Ghanaians to gain appreciable reception in Nigeria unlike the Nigerian artistes get in Ghana.

“For me I think this prophecy was inspired by guilt. It was inspired by guilt because you host a concert in somebody’s country, you put only two of their celebrated artistes on their concert. And because you are feeling guilty about the whole thing clashing with some concerts that are already going on, you prophesy that our time will come,” she noted. 

According to her, Nathaniel should rather have advised the Nigerian music industry to be more receptive to Ghanaian musicians. 

“I respect Nathaniel Bassey so much but I pray that he will also use the same platform like that, when he gets on the stage of Experience, when he gets on big platforms. He is a global icon. We honour and celebrate him. He should also speak that give your brothers in sister in Ghana a chance,” she said.

In a latest statement released by the 2021 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards Gospel Artiste of the Year, her comment did not come out as intended, during the Joy FM Twitter (X) Spaces conversation.

"I would like to sincerely say that I do believe in prophetic utterances and do respect and honour Nathaniel Bassey. I sincerely apologise to all who find my comment on the issue in a bad taste. That was not my intention at all. I will never disrespect the man of God,' a portion of statement reads.

In the meantime, Celestine has intimated that every language has its target and purpose and that the use of English in her songs has been beneficial to her ministry in certain regions of the world.

She, however, noted that her songs in Twi and Ewe have also come with their gains.

Celestine is out with a new song titled 'What Shall I Render?' featuring Obaapa Christy.