Ghanaian Kumawood actor, Lil Win has asserted that some of the items in his movie titled ‘Mr President’ is what the political leaders took inspiration from for their campaign messages.
He explained himself by citing areas in the movie which he noted and observed was used by the ruling New Patriotic Party’s Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and the opposition National Democratic Congress’s John Dramani Mahama.
“Dr Bawumia has used portions of the movie for his campaign. Mr Mahama has also done the same. Government may not be able to start the business but it can surely support those who have businesses and employ 300 to 2000 workers, so there will be increasing employment. Otherwise, unemployment will heap pressure on you,” he stressed.
“At the same time, you need to review utility bills and taxes downwards, so people can maximize profit and expand their businesses but it’s unfortunate that in Ghana, you open a business and the government demands huge taxes, which stifles the company’s growth. The taxes and electricity bills, for instance, keep business owners from expanding their businesses. The government would have no headaches if it paid attention to this area,” he contended.
The entrepreneur turned his attention to the promising workforce in prison.
“Consider the number of people in prison, whose upkeep comes at a great cost to the government. They do not work to contribute to the economy in any way. So the government could get land, to get inmates into manufacturing and production of things like prison biscuits, shoes, water, so they sell it, and get profits for themselves and the government,” Lil Win suggested.
He urged that there are a lot of such ideas in his movie.
The rural-Ghana movie (Kumawood) star also noted the overwhelming success of the premiere of his ‘Mr President’ movie in Kumasi, Ashanti Region.
“I intended to change the status quo, beat that record, and make movie premiering in Kumasi a huge success, just like in Accra, because we shoot almost 80 percent of the [Kumawood] movies here,” he indicated.
“There was such an overflow of audience that people sat where it was not even conducive. We had to even add a conference hall to seat about 300 more people,” he further added.
He also emphasized his desire to be the Member of Parliament (MP) for Afigya Kwabre North, where he is originally from.
Hopes On Getting Support From Leaders
Lil Win revealed that his 14-plot Weezy Empire Film Village in Kwamang-Boaman, Ashanti Region, is completely self-funded, with no penny from anyone else.
However, the comic actor expressed willingness to accept help.
“I pray God touches the leaders, investors, or a certain government, to come give us support. Ordinarily, this is the work of government but they all come and go with nothing done in this respect. We cannot sit unconcerned also because we became prominent, by God’s grace, because of the movies so if no one will do it, we must take the initiative,” the Kumawood actor said.
“Now that I have started, with all Ghanaians as witnesses, if a government comes, it can come to support us at Weezy Empire camp. We’ve already started, and God will earmark someone to support us for the work’s advancement,” he revealed.
Also, Lil Win is embarking on another movie project titled “A Country Called Ghana” in which he managed to secure the involvement of notable Nollywood actors, including Ramsey Nouah and comedian Victor Osuagwu, also known as Awilo Sharp Sharp.
He announced on social media with videos and pictures of him welcoming the two movie stars at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA).
According to Lil Win, he has been taking English lessons to improve his command over English for the task ahead.
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