Actor Waakye regrets campaigning for NPP; says he was frustrated

Actor Waakye regrets campaigning for NPP; says he was frustrated

- Ghanaian actor, Waakye, has asked Ghanaians to forgive him for taking sides with the New Patriotic Party (NPP)

- He said frustration moved him to campaign for President Akufo-Addo and the NPP when he had decided never to indulge in politics

- Waakye said the Dumsor situation during Mahama’s regime is what frustrated him since his job was affected

- The actor has begged Ghanaians to let it go as he has earned many enemies for himself for endorsing NPP in the 2020 elections

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Veteran actor, Prince Yawson, popularly known as Waakye, has made a passionate confession about his involvement in politics.

Waakye publicly endorsed Akufo-Addo and the NPP in the electioneering campaign in both 2016 and 2020, and even moved out of his sickbed to campaign for them.

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However, he has made a quick U-turn and asked Ghanaians to forgive him for that.

Actor Waakye confesses frustration led him to campaign for NPP
A collage of Actor Waakye, Mahama, Akufo-Addo. Photo credit: @officialjdmahama @ipinimg.com. @nakufoaddo/Instagram
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According to Waakye, he was moved by frustration to do what he did, adding that he had long been reserved when it comes to taking sides in politics.

He explained that John Mahama’s administration affected his acting career with dumsor and that frustrated him so much.

Waakye is making this confession because he said he has earned many enemies for getting involved in politics.

He was reportedly speaking to MzGee on TV3, according to a report sighted by YEN.com.gh on Ghanapage.com.

The actor wishes Ghanaians would just put the past behind them and forgive him as he is more than frustrated right now.

Waakye surprised many people when he got out of his sickbed to hit the road to convince Ghanaians to vote for the NPP.

He was in the company of movie producer, Socrate Sarfo on the streets to campaign.

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YEN.com.gh earlier published the report of Reverend Owusu Bempah also making a U-turn that things have changed in the spiritual realm, and that Mahama can be president again.

In other news, the girlfriend of Kumawood actor Lil Win, Sandra Ababio, has put her raw chest on display in a new video.

She begged Ghanaians to help her cover her man’s property as she struggled to pull up the dress to cover her cleavage.

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Naa Ayeley Aryee Naa Ayeley is a creative writer with over ten years of experience in journalism and media. She started writing for YEN in 2017 as an editor on the entertainment desk and later became a monitoring editor.