Sarkodie’s failure to vote during the December 7, 2016 election became a topic for discussion after revered music producer, Justice Oteng (Wei Ye Oteng) mentioned that the rapper has no right to complain about governance.
Before the elections, Sarkodie released three songs [‘Inflation’, ‘The Masses’ and ‘Dumsor’] on which he lamented the erratic power supply in the country, the continuous depreciation of the Ghanaian Cedi, and increased rate of corruption within government.
Oteng argued that it was not enough for Sarkodie to record songs to chastise the Mahama-led administration; he should have exercised his franchise.
“Making songs about crisis is not enough. You have to set example for your fans by going out to vote to show your patriotism…This is not only to Sarkodie but also some other celebrities who do not take part in election yet they complain when things don’t go well”, Oteng said on Pluzz FM.
Well, Sarkodie has disclosed he could not vote because he was outside the country.
“I was actually in the States because I had a contract from the time I went to Harvard till now. They booked way back and I could not say no at this point,” he told Sammy Flex on AM Pluzz, Wednesday.
“I didn’t talk about parties; I talked about the system. If I didn’t vote, that doesn’t make me hypocritical and doesn’t limit me from making statements. I’m talking about leadership. I didn’t hit on voting,” he added.
Sarkodie also touched on a number of issues including his feud with M.anifest, signing Awal and the future of Akwaboah at SarkCess Music.
Take a listen to the interview below:
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