Chris-Vincent Agyapong Febiri, the founding Editor of GhanaCelebrities.Com and BrutallyUncensored.Com has called the on-going social media campaign by friends of Socrate Safo, calling for the film-maker to be selected by President Nana Akufo Addo as the Deputy Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts deeply ANNOYING and NONSENSE.
In a Facebook post, the writer said what Socrate Safo and his friends are doing is not lobbying, rather they are pressuring the power that be to select Socrate Safo to fulfill an agenda–pathetically making it seem Socrate will die if not appointed.
Read Chris-Vincent’s full post below…
I have not met Socrate Sarfo before but I have exchanged messages with him in the past.
I believe despite his adult taste for creativity, he’s a fine gentleman who mostly takes the pissing side of issues just to live to his name–Controversial.
He can be deputy whatever and can even be the president of Ghana; everyone is capable of being anything provided he puts his mind to it.
However, his people or those claiming to be lobbying for him are sounding annoying and desperate. Ministerial position, though a service to Ghana is also a honour. Don’t go pushing hands or exerting some sort of subtle coercion so you will be chosen.
People are beginning to sound like Socrate Sarfo will die if he does not become that deputy whatever! He campaigned for Nana Addo, so did my Auntie at Yendi–no one should be rewarded for doing what’s his patriotic duty.
And what kind of nonsense lobbying is this? Do people know what lobbying means? Go to Washington and let the Israelis teach you what lobbying is all about.
Small Creative Arts appointment too you people have taken it as some UN Security Council appointment. Don’t you people have life beyond government appointments and money?
Socrate Safo can serve the Arts industry far better without a political appointment–unless he’s looking for something else.
Ah!
Let me add that there’s a clear distinction between Lobbying Groups and Pressure Groups–the latter fits the activities of Socrate Safo’s people…