{"id":257281,"date":"2016-10-11T19:08:01","date_gmt":"2016-10-11T19:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=257281"},"modified":"2016-10-11T19:08:01","modified_gmt":"2016-10-11T19:08:01","slug":"aleim-a-big-fan-of-shatta-wale-akufo-addo-declares","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/10\/aleim-a-big-fan-of-shatta-wale-akufo-addo-declares\/","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019m a big fan of Shatta Wale \u2013 Akufo-Addo declares"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2016 Flagbearer of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akufo-Addo, has revealed that he is a big fan of Ghanaian dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale.<\/p>\n<p>Akufo-Addo, whose party used one of the artiste\u2019s hit songs at their recent manifesto launch, said in a Twitter post on Tuesday that\u00a0was a big fan of the artiste.<\/p>\n<p>Shatta Wale had earlier in the day tweeted that he never knew the Flagbearer was a great fan after he heard one of his hit songs, \u201cKakai\u201d at the latter\u2019s manifesto launch.<\/p>\n<p>He tweeted,<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Yes, I&#8217;m a big fan! ?? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/L2014oM8z0\">https:\/\/t.co\/L2014oM8z0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nana Akufo-Addo (@NAkufoAddo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NAkufoAddo\/status\/785874186552107008\">October 11, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Akufo-Addo in a rely to the tweet replied, \u201cYes, I\u2019m a big fan\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Yes, I&#8217;m a big fan! ?? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/L2014oM8z0\">https:\/\/t.co\/L2014oM8z0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nana Akufo-Addo (@NAkufoAddo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NAkufoAddo\/status\/785874186552107008\">October 11, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Whiles the NDC has continuously used Shatta Wale&#8217;s &#8216;Mahama Paper&#8217; track on their various political platforms, the NPP only recently used his hit song &#8216;Kakai&#8217; just when Nana Addo&#8217;s running mate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, was about to address the crowd at the party&#8217;s manifesto launch at the Trade Fair Centre.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8216;I will not endorse any political party&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The artiste had earlier served notice that <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/09\/23\/im-here-to-entertain-not-endorse-political-parties-shatta-wale\/\">he will not endorse any political party <\/a><\/strong><\/span>ahead of this year&#8217;s general elections in December.<\/p>\n<p>Although the governing National Democratic Congress, led by President John Mahama continue to use the artiste&#8217;s hit song &#8220;Mahama paper&#8221;, the artiste said he has no intention of endorsing any political but was ready to perform at their functions for for business purposes.<\/p>\n<p>He was recently <strong><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/10\/02\/shatta-wale-performs-at-inusah-fuseinis-campaign-launch-photos\/\">spotted\u00a0performing in Tamale at the campaign launch<\/a><\/span><\/strong> of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary \u00a0nominee for the Tamale Central constituency, Inusah Fuseini.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Jonas Nyabor\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2016 Flagbearer of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akufo-Addo, has revealed that he is a big fan of Ghanaian dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale. 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