After several days of being silent on the #FixtheCountry campaign brouhaha, Sarkodie has finally broken his silence over the ongoing protest, which has been trending on social media for some time now.
This follows several celebrities and Ghanaians backlashing the rapper over his silence on the current state of the country. Many thought and believe that Sarkodie is among the few celebrities whose voice have been bought by the government therefore, he is tight-lipped about their performance
In a lengthy post he made on social media, Sarkodie revealed that he has always thrown his weight behind the #FixTheCountry agenda since the genesis of his career in the music industry.
According to him, he supports both the #FixTheCountry and the #FixYourself crusade. However, he said the government has the larger part of the responsibility because the citizens can only fix themselves if the system is fixed.
He further shared that it takes exceptionally disciplined people to try and live right in an all “messed up system” that frustrates their day-to-day activities. According to the famous rapper, if the system is fixed, then the government has the right to blame the citizens for not fixing themselves in managing the problems they (government) have fixed.
In his concluding statement, Sarkodie stated that fixing the country automatically fixes the people.
Reactions to Sarkodie’s post
However, it seems Sarkodie’s post didn’t sit well with netizens as they backlashed him severely for his post. Some were of the view that he is being a “hypocrite”. According to them, he recorded two ‘diss’ tracks to criticize the Mahama;led-government, but then when it was President Akuffo Addo’s turn he recorded a song to praise him. They also asked him to “stop pretending to be non-partisan” since they claim he is a staunch NPP supporter.
Meanwhile, a few fans of Sarkodie defended him noting that he;is no partisan but a patriotic citizen who speaks up when the need arises. Some others also applauded him for finally joining the movement. That notwithstanding, some demanded that he records a song to backlash the leaders and ask them to fix the country. Some reactions to Sarkodie’s post read:
Meanwhile, Ghanaian youth who are dissatisfied with the conditions;in the county are not relenting in their bid to demand accountability.
While lamenting the setback in taking their concerns onto the street, the;conveners have adopted a different approach by going back to where it all started, Twitter. A hashtag, #NameAndShame has been created for them to share their sentiments.
This time, the more targeted campaign has seen tweeps sharing videos and images of stalled projects and deteriorating conditions that need the government’s support while calling out particular MPs and DCEs among other duty bearers.
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