Shatta Wale, the dancehall artiste, has publicly criticized a daughter of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for her alleged involvement in the booking of a venue for his upcoming Freedom Wave Concert in December of this year.
During a Facebook live session on Tuesday, September 19, 2023, Shatta Wale claimed that officials from the National Sports Authority (NSA) and an undisclosed daughter of the president have been attempting to allow Stonebwoy to host a show at the Accra Sports Stadium on the same date he has scheduled his event.
The Accra Sports Stadium has become a central location for musical concerts in December, despite concerns from stakeholders about the impact on the stadium's already deteriorating condition, especially the playing field.
According to Shatta Wale, his Freedom Wave Concert, set to take place from December 20 to 26, 2023, is now at risk of cancellation due to the NSA's decision, allegedly influenced by the president's daughter, to grant the Accra Sports Stadium to Stonebwoy for a one-day event on December 22, which clashes with his program.
In Shatta Wale's words, "We've been warning you that your actions may lead to problems because if Stonebwoy hosts his event on the 22nd, it will extend into the 23rd. How much time do you expect us to have for our setup and festivities?"
Shatta Wale expressed his concerns that the date chosen for Stonebwoy's event would not allow him and his team to adequately prepare for the climax of the Freedom Wave Concert. He questioned the rationale behind the alleged involvement of the president's daughter in this matter.
This is what Shatta said:
"Me I be street boy, I be play boy, I be
hard boy. You understand me? When I dey talk truth, I no dey fear face. The
president daughter wey she call the Prof for the stadium there wey she talk to
am, massa.
"Madam, if ibi so your life dey, wey you
want take your father's power to rule the country, the country no be your
father's own. This country eno be your father in own, wey you go fit take any
decision wey you no go think deep into am and you no go ask questions into am,
how the message was conveyed to you.
"Because your father is the president you
think you can take any decision for the citizens? You self play dey your eye
top? Play dey your eye top or you think say somebody dey fear for this country?
We no dey fear anybody. Man taya! The nonsense thing you people dey do we tire’
he lamented.
He further accused the president’s daughter of
meddling in irrelevant affairs while cautioning Stonebwoy against any apparent
attempt to sabotage his show or compete with him.
"The president's daughter. You see the
thing she dey do. Ghana people dey suffer, dem dey tell you say your father dey
make them dey suffer you dey there wey you dey want fight for stadium for show.
"Something wey you no get knowledge about am you dey talk about am. It be so you people go dey, Make you people take the country chop am,” he fumed.
This is a snippet of his rants. Full video on my IG page
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