{"id":251113,"date":"2016-09-23T17:22:44","date_gmt":"2016-09-23T17:22:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=251113"},"modified":"2016-09-23T17:22:44","modified_gmt":"2016-09-23T17:22:44","slug":"im-here-to-entertain-not-endorse-political-parties-shatta-wale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/09\/im-here-to-entertain-not-endorse-political-parties-shatta-wale\/","title":{"rendered":"I&#8217;m here to entertain, not endorse political parties &#8211; Shatta Wale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With Dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale\u2019s hit song, &#8216;Mahama Paper&#8217; ringing out at almost every National Democratic Congress (NDC) event, one could be forgiven for thinking the song was an endorsement of President John Mahama\u2019s campaign for reelection.<\/p>\n<p>But Shatta Wale himself has rubbished such notions by saying he has no intentions of endorsing any political party.<\/p>\n<p>In a Facebook post the dancehall artiste was explicit in his non-partisanship saying, \u201c\u2026I will not endorse any political party or its candidate but rather preach peace and entertain their gathering!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>In times like this when the political climate is about to be heated up, we need to intensify our campaign for peace.\u00a0For this reason,\u00a0 Shatta Wale will take advantage of any stage presented by any political party or movement to preach peace and stability in the country before, during and after the election.\u00a0I&#8217;m a musician and a performer and if they require my services to entertain their following, that is strictly business, however, I will not endorse any political party or its candidate but rather preach peace and entertain their gathering!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Shatta-wale-for-peace.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-251125\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Shatta-wale-for-peace.png\" alt=\"shatta-wale-for-peace\" width=\"492\" height=\"469\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2018Celebrity endorsements ahead of polls\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>President John Mahama has received the endorsement of showbiz personalities like\u00a0Selasie Ibrahim, Mr. Beautiful, <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/08\/14\/ghelections-john-dumelo-spotted-at-ndc-campaign-launch\/\">John Dumelo<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, Mzbel, <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/08\/14\/ghelections-bukom-banku-pops-up-at-ndc-campaign-launch\/\">Bukom Banku<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, Ayitey Powers and Papa Nii.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-223863\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/john-dumelo-and-selassie-Ibrahim.jpg\" alt=\"john-dumelo-and-selassie-Ibrahim\" width=\"600\" height=\"460\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The likes of Cwesi Oteng, <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/09\/22\/actor-agya-koo-others-endorse-nana-addo-photos\/\">Agya Koo<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/09\/08\/lucky-mensah-presents-npp-campaign-song-to-nana-addo\/\">Lucky Mensah<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/05\/16\/ekiki-me-singer-wisa-endorses-nana-addo\/\">Wisa Greid<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, Dada KD, Kwabena Kwabena, Barima Sidney, Leo Mensah, Daddy Lumba and Nana Quame have also come out in support for the\u00a0New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-250566\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Nana-Addo-Agya-Koo-2.jpg\" alt=\"nana-addo-agya-koo-2\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Delali Adogla-Bessa\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With Dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale\u2019s hit song, &#8216;Mahama Paper&#8217; ringing out at almost every National Democratic Congress (NDC) event, one could be forgiven for thinking the song was an endorsement of President John Mahama\u2019s campaign for reelection. 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