There’s nothing wrong with creatives endorsing political parties – Akofa Edjeani
Veteran actress Akofa Edjeani has said there is no harm with creatives endorsing and associating with a particular political party.
She explained in an interview on 3FM’s Sunrise, Friday, June 21 that all persons have their right to choose political parties they affiliate with and creatives are no exception.
“I really don’t think there is anything wrong with that because we all have our political affiliations and so if you are a creative person you feel like endorsing a party, there’s nothing wrong with that,” she told host, Johnnie Hughes.
According to her, the “pettiness” of Ghanaians has rather misconstrued such act and caused hate against creatives who chose to associate with a particular political party.
“…your business suffers, everything you do, if you are not lucky that your candidate wins and the opponent come to power, you are dead. They will sabotage everything and anything that you do. I think its very unfortunate and for me I think its petty,” she stated.
Akofa made comparisons to the American showbiz industry, highlighting the likes of Oprah Winfrey who publicly associate with political parties and face no punishment for their choices.
Recalling a vivid experience, Akofa lamented that while the NDC’s flagbearer was in power, she benefited from his policy to give out cars to some creatives who could not afford to purchase cars at ago.
She said they were made to pay for the cars in installments through an account given to them. However, she claimed that President Akufo-Addo assumed power, the vehicle was taken from them for no reason while they did not receive and refund.
“He [John Mahama] started with 50. They gave 25 to Kumasi and the North and 25 to Accra for both actors and musicians and these are not flashy cars. I got i10. When NPP came to power, my car was taken away.
“My son was driving it, it had tracker because we were paying for it, we had years to be paying for it. When they came to power, they tracked it, my son was driving it, they stopped him and took the car away,” she narrated.
