Absa Bank formerly Barclays Bank Ghana has distanced itself from a video being circulated on social media with its logo on it.
In the said video , actor and musician Kwadwo Nkansah Lilwin is seen performing Bosom P-Yung’s popular hit single Attaa Adwoa in a farm.
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The video, which has attracted a barrage of criticism from social media users, had the “Absa” logo on it.
The owner of the song, Bosom Pyung in a tweet described the video as “unfair”
This is so Unfair Barclays Bank / ABSA ??♂️ pic.twitter.com/VL9vH8N2wr
— AwiesU (@bosom_pyung) January 29, 2020
Musician and politician Kwame A-Plus also called out Absa in a long Instagram post for using the copyrighted material without paying royalties and further threatened to file a lawsuit.
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But in a press statement , Absa Bank distanced itself from the advertisement, adding that Lil Win and his team have been instructed to remove the logo from the video.
Aside from distancing itself, the bank further cautioned the public to desist from using its logo inappropriately.
“Our attention has been drawn to a music video with the song “Attaa Adwoa” circulating on social media with the Absa logo.
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“We wish to distance ourselves from the said video and to state that neither Absa nor Barclays has commissioned anyone to produce of use our logo for such a production. We have further instructed them to desist from the use of the Absa logo as well as further sharing of the said video.”
The bank in its statement also assured the public on its commitment towards improving the banking needs and the lives of their clients, and Ghana as a whole.
“Our commitment to our customers and Ghana remains stronger than ever. We will continue in our role as a bank to connect the ambitions of our customers, communities and Ghanaians with financial resources, services and opportunities in innovative ways to bring their possibilities in life.”
