Dancehall Artiste Shatta Wale has compared the achievements of former President Mahama and President Akufo-Addo’s government in Creative Arts.
The controversial Artiste mentioned that, musicians and other creatives were given great opportunities by the John Dramani Mahama government. He says John Dramani Mahama’s led government ensured the industry players and especially the youth were doing well but the same cannot be said about the current government.
Shatta Wale believes that John Dramani Mahama needs to be given the opportunity to come back to power to ensure that the youth achieve greatness.
“Mahama when he was in power was doing everything for the youth to survive. I was getting opportunities from the Presidency for instance the Chief of Staff Julius Debrah was always giving me stuff. He respected me as an artiste.
I believe he wasn’t only dealing with me, he was dealing with VIP and a whole lot of Artistes. We don’t get that from this current government. I won’t say maybe other musicians are getting it. Even If they are getting we can’t see it” Shatta Wale lamented.
“Basically, sometimes you have to look at that side of our life and…Let me put it straight, I was doing a back-to-school project which was my project.
Anytime I go to villages and schools I give out books, stationery and stuff like that and I spoke to one of them in Mahama’s government and they took me to one office and the other and before you realize they were supporting me,” he said on Accra-based Joy FM.
Shatta Wale believes that for having the youth at heart, it will be imperative that the country gives John Dramani Mahama another chance to work at making the lives of the youth better.
