Ghanaian actor Prince David Osei has sparked conversation online with his thoughts on public figures openly expressing their political leanings.
Prince David is one of the fifteen people who have been named as members of the New Patriotic Party’s Manifesto Committee for tourism, arts, and culture.
Other members are Okyeame Kwame, former Minister of Tourism, Arts, and Culture Catherine Abelema Afeku, Dr Ama Boafo-Arthur, Prof. Issahatu Adam, and the founder of the Glitz Style Awards, Claudia Lumor.
The rest are Nana Yaw Manteaw, Yaa Pokua Baiden, Kwaku Osei Korankye Asiedu (KOKA), and Festus Frimpong Gyebi, Eric Owusu Akreso, Dr. Ackah Kwame Nyameke, and Radia Adama Saani.
But in a statement sighted by ghanaweekend.com, Okyeame Kwame indicated that despite being on the sub-committee, he remains non-partisan and could offer professional advice to any political party in Ghana.
“I wish to reassure my respected following and reiterate that I remain non-partisan and apolitical, as I have been throughout my entire career. I have not been paid by H.E. The Vice President’s campaign team to be a member of the committee for the arts and tourism manifesto nor have I officially been invited on my terms as a non-partisan participant.”
In a post on X, Prince David Osei expressed his disdain for celebrities claiming non-partisanship. According to the celebrated Ghanaian actor, there is no shame in aligning oneself with a political party.
“Everyone supports a political party or political ideology. This doesn’t mean we are enemies. Hypocrisy is everywhere, from the church to the gutters. Support what you want and let others support what they want. Why have issues with others because they support something you don’t? Yet you support something else and they are okay with it. Tolerance.”
