Nigerian celebs in Ghana’s political campaigns an insult – Dr. Amoako Baah

A lecturer at the Political Science department of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Dr. Amoako Baah has described the involvement of Nigerian celebrities in Ghana’s political campaigns as inappropriate.

With few days to the general elections, the political climate has heated up and some Nigerian celebrities have been spotted campaigning for the two major political parties in diverse ways, abrantepa.com can state.

Actor, Nkem Owoh, known in showbiz as Osuofia, has featured in a National Democratic Congress (NDC) campaign advert while publisher and businessman, Chief Dele Momodu has indicated that President John Mahama deserves praise for his good works across Ghana.

Photos of actor, Hanks Anuku clad in the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) paraphernalia surfaced online and he subsequently predicted a win for the party’s presidential candidate, Nana Akufo-Addo.

Speaking on the issue on Radio Univers’ mid-morning show, Brunch2Lunch, Monday, Dr. Amoako Baah said it is unfortunate for such an incident to happen in Ghana’s political history.

He told host, Abrantepa that the development seems to suggest that Ghanaians do not know what is happening in their own country.

“It is not appropriate for foreigners to get actively involved in Ghanaian politics. They are not supposed to give money, they are not supposed to get directly involved,” he said.

Asked if perhaps their involvement is as a result of businesses they have established in Ghana and the conviction that a particular party would make the economy better was not a tangible reason, Dr. Amoako Baah answered in the negative.

“No matter how long you have lived here, you are still not a Ghanaian. If you think you have lived here and the country is important to you, become a citizen. How do we know what you are saying is true? How do we know you’re not being bribed and that when things get worse, you will pack your bags and leave? Do you think Ghanaians can go to Nigeria, on their national television and tell who they should vote for” he queried.

On whether their involvement would influence voters, the lecturer doubted.