Dancehall musician, Shatta Wale, has voiced his Presidential aspirations, noting that the moment for him to step into leadership is nearing.
Emphasizing the need for a team of knowledgeable individuals focusing on development to support him, he expressed confidence in his ability to navigate the country’s systems.
“We will win those old men in the system hands down and I will find learned people around me with developmental mindset. I will only be the President and they will steer the affairs.”
Shatta Wale
Highlighting his substantial fanbase across Africa as evidence of his influence, Shatta Wale emphasized that Ghana requires a leader like himself for positive change.
“Ghana needs a President like me. I am very confident and I know how to run a fanbase. That is why my fanbase is the largest in Africa. Forget everything else anyone is saying, my dream is to change Ghana.”
Shatta Wale
The dancehall artist disclosed that his father wants him to enter into politics.
According to him, his father knows that he understands what it takes to be a good leader so he can join the political class.
“If you guys support me to start getting the music, to go up the political ladder, I will stop the music and focus on studying. In the next four years, I will be able to contest and see if I won’t win hands down. In the next four years, I’ll be over 40 years so I’ll qualify.”
Shatta Wale
Shatta Wale also envisions himself as a proactive President and not just focusing on what he described as spewing ‘big grammar’.
“Politics is not about speaking big grammar. Ghana is not a big grammar country. I just need heads, people who can control the system. But we have left this country.”
Shatta Wale
Shatta Wale believes that Ghanaians who have traveled out of the country have a great role to play if they want the country to develop because of the exposure they have had.
He used the opportunity to call on them to return to help build Ghana.
Artist Chides Samira Bawumia’s Brother Over Property Demolition
In a bid to underscore his concerns regarding the abuse of power and the forceful accumulation of assets by some persons in power, Shatta Wale reacted to recent reports of property demolition allegedly involving a brother of Samira Bawumia in Accra.
The dancehall artist expressed dismay at such occurrences, asserting that they would not be tolerated abroad where equality is strictly enforced, and people who are voted for cannot abuse the people with the same power they are given but the same cannot be said about this country [Ghana].
“It’s disheartening to hear that the brother of the Vice President’s wife was involved in demolishing people’s homes as though it is a normal issue. No, this cannot be accepted. We must uphold equality. In the UK, even disciplining a child can lead to police intervention.”
Shatta Wale
Shatta Wale emphasized that such actions, like indiscriminate demolition, have unfortunately become commonplace, but they should not be normalized.
“Ghana is not a country, it is and estate because police officers are building houses. President’s bodyguards are building houses and hospitals for themselves.”
Shatta Wale
Recently, reports emerged alleging that Abu Ramadan, the Deputy Director-General of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) and brother of Samira Bawumia, was involved in demolishing several buildings in Accra.
Meanwhile, Mrs Samira Bawumia refuted any involvement in the reported demolitions carried out by her brother, noting that she believes such accusations are an attempt to smear her reputation and that of her husband.
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