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Ghanaian actor cum movie producer, Kwaku Manu has revealed that a significant number of celebrities are turning to politics out of financial hardship and economic constraints.
He pointed out that both the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) administrations have made numerous pledges to the creative arts sector, but these commitments have largely gone unfulfilled.
His remarks were made in light of the challenges currently affecting the creative arts industry, which have left many professionals in the field disheartened about the prevailing conditions.
As a panellist on the September 9, 2023 episode of United Showbiz, Kwaku Manu attributed the increasing involvement of Ghanaian celebrities in politics to the struggles encountered by the creative arts industry and appealed for government intervention.
“Celebrities are hungry and it is the main reason some of us are going into politics. There’s nothing happening for us at the moment and I think it’s about time the government came to our rescue. Both the NPP and NDC governments made huge promises but nothing is happening.
“How are we supposed to have better lives when our leaders don’t think about us but themselves? Here in Ghana, our leaders are always enriching themselves, their friends and families and not thinking about the ordinary citizens and it is quite a sad development,” he stated.
He lamented about the dormancy of the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) that has led to the neglect of their challenges by the government.
“Ask most celebrities who the minister of tourism is and I can tell you about 90 percent will fail the test. It is obvious we [the creative art industry] have been neglected because nothing is happening,” Kwaku Manu added.
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