Some celebrities in Ghana have expressed their desire to contest for the presidency in the future. Some have made moves, some studying towards the ultimate goal while others are still in their passion nursing stage.
It’s not known who among them would eventually
succeed, but in this article we bring you the
10 Ghanaian celebrities who want to become president of Ghana someday
1 John Dumelo
The actor who is a strong member of the NDC has
actually kick started his political dream, first as a Youth Leader during his
campaign for Mahama in 2016 and now as a parliamentary candidate for Ayawaso
West Wuogon constituency for the 2020 election.
It is on history that four people named John, that
John Mahama, John Evans Atta Mills, John Agyekun Kuffor and Jerry John
Rawlings, have ruled the country so far and John Dumelo might just be the fifth
John someday.
2 Yvonne Nelson
Ms Nelson, made this known on Class91.3FM’s Touch of
Class, where she had gone to talk about her movie titled ‘Fix Us’, which was
set for premiere at the time.
Ms Nelson, who produced ‘Single and Married’ in 2012
and ‘House of Gold’ in 2013 articulated that she loves human rights and gender
activism as well as tourism. For her, she would like to play an active role in
the tourism sector and would not mind spearheading a tourism campaign.
Asked by the host if she was looking at being a
Tourism Minister by 2028, she retorted: “I don’t know, maybe the President, you
never know, the first female president of Ghana…God just…you know…he is guiding
me so I am taking it slow”.
According to her, part of her preparation is getting
a Masters Degree in International Relations which she believes would help her
to tackle certain societal issues.
It can be recalled that in 2016, the actress led a
group of people to embark on a ’dumsor’ vigil to protest against a prolonged
light off crisis that created hardship for a lot of Ghanaians.
That campaign
got her featured on BBC where she was nicknamed the ’Yaa Asantewaa’ of our
time.
3 Shatta Wale
In 2019 Popular Ghanaian dancehall musician Shatta Wale revealed that he habours plans to stand for Ghana’s presidency.
In a video posted online, the self-proclaim king of
African dancehall, expressed his interest in becoming the president in
2020. In the video, Shatta Wale is seen
telling some of his fans while driving past them "I beg next year I will
stand for president so you people should vote for me,".
This is however, not the first time Shatta Wale has
made known his presidential ambition as he has said that on several occasions.
It is not known if the 'Gringo' hitmaker is really
serious about getting into politics or if he is just making fun., which is not
unusual of the pah pah pah artiste.
4 King George
Young actor Desmond Ohene Twum Danso Sakyi known as Chief
or King George of famous youth series, Yolo, in 2019, revealed his
intentions to vie for the presidency after John Dumelo succeeded in winning the
ticket to contest as a parliamentary candidate under the NDC for the Ayawaso
constituency.
King George further disclosed
that he is eyeing the seat in 2032. Although he is not affiliated to any
political party yet, but he sure has more years ahead of him to make plans for
the position come 2032.
5 James Gardner
Still in 2019, Ghanaian actor,
voice-over artist, radio and TV presenter, James Gardiner, revealed that he
also has the dream to become the president.
Dressed in a well-tailored
African design to the 2019 Glitz Awards, James Gardiner took to Instagram to
let out his mind about his new look and he wrote: “Vote for me make I chop President! Last night
at the 2019 Glitz Style Awards.”
Some industry expert claimed
that this move may have been motivated by John Dumelo who had earlier on
expressed his intension to grab the highly revered position.
Nevertheless, comments seen
beneath his post showed that he is already getting support from some of his
industry colleagues.
6 Maame Serwaa
Still in 2019, Young Ghanaian
actress, Maame Serwaa announced her ambition to be a president someday. The
actress disclosed her biggest dream in an exclusive interview with Zion Felix
on the ‘Uncut Show’.
Maame Serwaa, known in private
life as Clara Benson said she has a lot of plans but becoming a president will
be a dream come through if her other careers fail.
She stated that she has the country at heart and she would serve well when she gets the opportunity, but she is yet to name a political party of her choice.
7 Fuse ODG
Ghanaian musician Nana Richard Abiona aka
fuse ODG also expressed his presidential capability after he insinuated that he
can run Ghana better than the president Nana Dankwa Akufor Addo who came into
power in 2016.
According to the UK-based singer and
songwriter,he made the statement after a Twitter user blasted him for
suggesting that prostitution should be legalized in Ghana.
The twitter user identified as Nana Kwame
Acheampong wrote:
“How will the nation develop with such people
like @FuseODG living in it.”
In his response the musician wrote: “I
promise you I can run Ghana better than the current president! Don’t let these
fake headlines fool u! Be open-minded! As you were.”
It is however not known if the musician
will be motivated enough to venture into the Ghanaian politics like fellow
celebrity John Dumelo.
8 Mzbel
Ghanaian musician and businesswoman, Belinda Nana Ekua Amoah aka Mzbel in 2020 disclosed that if given the opportunity to rule the country, she can transform Ghana in just a year.
According to the singer, because she is a
mother and knows how to manage her home and business, she would use the same
strategy to transform the sinking fortunes of her country Ghana.
Speaking in a Happy FM interview in Accra,
the 16 years hitmaker added that Even the way she manages her restaurant
efficiently is a testament to the fact that she can run the country well if she
became the president.
Interestingly, the singer revealed that apart
from her, fellow musician Shatta Wale
is
the only individual she can vouch for to lead Ghana from the entertainment
space. Speaking further she said,
“Shatta is very real and openly says whatever is on his mind. Shatta is
real and whatever he does is not acting, unlike other musicians”.
9 Sarkodie
Still in 2020, Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie
sparked a national debate when he hinted that he might be running for Ghana’s
presidency in the near future, precisely 2024.
This comes after his icon, American musician
Kanye West announced that he is running for the 2020 elections in America.
In a tweet to his fans in July 2020, he
posted pictures of himself and asked fans if he should contest in 2024
elections. He wrote: “Presidential candidate 2024 Anaa mo se?” he captioned the
pictures.
The
tweet attracted mixed reactions from followers. While fans show support, others
said he is just a copycat. While some others remind him he could not manage
artistes he had on his label and that he should forget it.
10
Princess Shingles
Although not
a Ghanaian but actress Princess Shyngle who resides in Ghana has professed
interest in becoming a president of her country Gambia very soon.
According to her post on Instagram, she revealed that she dreams of becoming
the sexiest president of her home country and believes her dream will
definitely come true.
This post
came as a surprise to many of her followers since she has shown no interests in
political issues prior to the post.
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