American-Ghanaian renowned actor, Michael Blackson has joined the #fixthecountry campaign as he laments that prices of houses in Ghana costs more than the houses in Atlanta.
This comes after most Ghanaians took to their various;social media sites to start a hashtag #FixTheCountry as an online protest against;the Nana Addo-led administration on the inability to fix the economy and the country as a whole.
Taking to his social media page, the actor in a series of posts;lamented on several issues he feels should be fixed by the leaders of the country. He touched on issues such as taxes, education, healthcare, employment among others. He wrote:
“Houses in Ghana costs more than Atlanta but the average;income is less than what a crackhead gets on the street. If the average income is less than $200 a month don’t try to charge;me $200 to drive me around for the day because you think I have money. #FixAfrica.
“As much as I hate taxes, I think our continent needs a tax system so that money can help the less fortunate #FixAfrica.
“To be a leader of any country you have to be selfless, you have to care about;the women and kids on the streets begging for money as if they are your family. #FixAfrica
“What we need most is Education, HealthCare, Jobs and affordable housing for the less fortunate. #FixAfrica”.
Several netizens who sighted his post couldn’t agree less with him. They also voiced out some of the things that they feel should be fixed by the government. Some reactions to his posts read:
Other celebrities join in the protest
Michael Blackson isn’t the only celebrity to take part in this online;campaign as several other Ghanaian celebrities have also joined in the #fixthecountry campaign.
Controversial Ghanaian actress and media personality Efia Odo also joined the campaign. She even sent petition forms to be signed to help bring change in the country. She also disclosed that she’s ready to lead a protest;against the leaders of the country to prove to them that “enough is enough”.
Efia Odo also mentioned that she is happy that the youth of this country are willing to express their dissatisfaction about the current situation of the country. She further noted that the hashtag won’t just end online if they do not see any progress from the government in trying to resolve the issue as they are willing to take it to the streets to protest against them.
“I’m so happy that the youth of this nation are finally tired of the bad governance and are deciding to speak against it. #FixTheCountry Will not just end on Twitter. We shall lead a protest and show our leaders that enough is enough”.
Joey B wades into the protest holding a different opinion
Meanwhile, Ghanaian hiplife and hip-Hop rapper Joey B who waded into the #FixTheCountry protest stated that the protest online is just a common hashtag to the government. He added that the government will probably not take any of the trends seriously, since they perfectly know that the people will fall for their small promises in the next presidential and parliamentary general elections.
Nonetheless, Ghanaian singer and rapper Worlasi urged the people to also try and fix themselves while asking the government to fix the country.
According to him, Ghanaians are so vulnerable that they fall for the small promises politicians make every time there’s an election. He further advised that those who are into the act of accepting bribes to vote should put a stop to it. blackson
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