Wave Africa, a youth-focused marketing and communication agency, has explained why Shatta Wale did not perform at the Reunion Rave Artiste Night slated for Saturday, June 8, 2024.

The programme organised in collaboration with TF Hostels, generated conversations on socials media after news broke that Shatta Wale was prevented from performing even though he had been billed for show.

According to a press release issued by the agency, they were contacted two months ago by the executives of Jean Topp Nelson Yankah Hall to provide an artiste and organise the event on their behalf.

"The 2 months-long deliberations were concluded and a formal contract was signed on Wednesday, 5th June, 2024," they write.

The statement further indicates that following the contract signing, the Wave Africa team proactively secured and signed a deal with Shatta Wale to perform on the night, and his promotional poster was subsequently released.

However, on Friday, 7th June, 2024, they saw an online communique from the Dean of Students' Office announcing the cancellation of the event.

"We contacted the hall executives, who were responsible for securing the venue as per the contract. They assured us that the issues with the Dean of Students office had been resolved.

Based on the assurances from the hall executives, our team proceeded with the event plans. Additional security measures were arranged with law enforcement agencies to ensure an incident free event," their press statement further indicates.

They explained that on Saturday, 8th June 2024, during their setup and sound check, the "Legon campus security interrupted, saying it's an 'order from above'."

They said a delegation from their team met with the Dean of Students and was informed that the event could proceed but without Shatta Wale's performance, so they adhered.

We, as event organisers, are surprised and disappointed by the turn of events and the last-minute ban on Shatta Wale's performance at TF Hostel, though the artiste night itself was not cancelled.

Wave Africa, has therefore, apologised to the event patrons for not being able to deliver Shatta Wale's performance as promised.

"We have referred the matter to our legal team and are making efforts to reach out to all stakeholders involved," they wrote in their press statement.