Some influential celebrities in the country have taken a swipe at President Akufo-Addo following his October 30, 2022, address to the nation on the solutions to the current economic hardship in the country.
The President during his speech remarked that Ghanaians should not talk down the cedi since it has negative implications.
Quoting a French phrase about money to back his point the president furthered that money does not like noise.
“Fellow Ghanaians, as a French would say, l’Argent n’aime pas le bruit, to wit, money does not like noise, sika mmpɛ dede. Where there is chaos, where there is noise, where there is unrest, you will not find money. If you talk down your money, it will go down. If you allow some unidentifiable person to talk down your money, it will go down,” President Akufo-Addo said in his address.
He made the statement while speaking on the state of the economy and measures taken to salvage the situation as talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) continue.
Following this, some top celebrities in the country including Shatta Wale, Efia Odo, and Samini have taken to their respective social media pages to shade the president whiles reacting to the ”Sika mp3 dede” comment which has become a talk of town.
Efia odo who has been vibrant in critisizing the government in its administration described the president’s assertion of “money does not like noise” as insult to Ghanaians.
“He’s calling us noise makers so we should shut up and suffer. The president disregards our emotional distress each and everyday. Our complaints and frustration is noisy. Coming to tell us sika mp3 dede is an insult to us,” she noted.
According to the actress, although the president is claiming money does not like noise, he is the real definition of “dede” which translates noise.
“Sika mp3 dede but you are the dede. Akufo-Addo please come again and say something of substance.”
Efia Odo thus labeled the president as an “Audio man” and was of the believe that the president “caused this chaos you greedy bofrot.”
Dancehall artiste, Charles Nii Armah popularly known as Shatta Wale in a tweet made mockery of the statement and added that he wished to feature the president in an album considering the “Sika mp3 dede.”
”Sika mp3 dede. I for feature this man la,” the Kaikai hitmaker posted.
Similarly, fellow musician, Samini, born Emmanuel Andrews Samini also reacted to the president’s call to traders to be measured in the profit margins they seek amidst the frequent increment in food stuffs and other items.
He noted that it is time Ghanaians showed concern in patronizing locally produced food stuffs to help avert the issues of hike in prices.
“Samini also twitted on his Twitter page which stated that, It’s #10 for me, I do hope it’s timely enough for its effect to be felt by the average Ghanaian. It’s no secret to Citizens that over-importation is killing us. Time to act NOW. Let’s eat what we grow and grow what you eat and everything will #beAlright.”
