Ace Ghanaian highlife artiste Charles Kwadwo Fosu aka Daddy Lumba may incur the wrath of the leadership of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) for openly declaring his support for the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP).
Daddy Lumba was all set yesterday to accompany the NPP running mate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, on his first official campaign tour of the three northern regions but missed the flight and would in the course of the week dash to the North to join the NPP campaign train.
The sensational musician, in support of the NPP Campaign, had collaborated with Shelter Force, a music group, to compose and arrange an eight-track campaign-album for Nana Akufo-Addo, the party’s flagbearer.
The album, titled ‘Ye re ko ye nim’, is an Akan translation of the NPP’s ‘We are moving forward’ slogan and is being sold for a paltry GH¢2.
Lumba, who enjoys a huge popularity nationwide, had already shot videos for some of the tracks on the ‘Ye re ko ye nim’ album which has Prof. Mike Oquaye, the Member of Parliament for Dome Kwabenya, as the Executive Producer.
The videos have Daddy Lumba singing and dancing with exceptionally beautiful girls who are wearing T-shirts which have embossed on them the picture of Nana Akufo-Addo, the NPP flagbearer, as well as the party’s colours.
DAILY GUIDE gathered that the said videos would start airing on television stations in November and that the idea of having musicians and celebrities join the NPP campaign was part of the party’s ‘Touching the Hearts of the Electorate’ campaign.
Lumba was among the many musicians who performed at the Nana Addo beach party held recently at the La Pleasure Beach in Accra.
The NPP National Youth Organizer, John Boadu, in an interview with DAILY GUIDE said there is nothing wrong with musicians and celebrities joining the party’s campaign.
He argued that musicians have a constitutional right to join any political party of their choice and that the idea of celebrities declaring support for political parties is nothing new, as it is being practiced in many parts of the world.
Already, celebrated hiplife artiste and political satirist, A-Plus; highlife legend, Nana Kwame Ampadu and showbiz icon, Grace Omaboe have all openly declared their support for Nana Addo and the NPP.
Alhaji Mustapha Hamid, spokesperson for Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo, speaking on a couple of radio stations on Monday, gave hints that Daddy Lumba would be part of Dr. Bawumia’s campaign train.
He said other party bigwigs on the Northern Regional campaign tour are Peter Mac Manu, NPP National Chairman; Jake Obetsebi Lamptey, Campaign Chairman; Dr Kofi Konadu Apraku, Campaign Director and Alhaji Musah, first National Vice Chairperson.
It would be recalled that the leadership of MUSIGA about a week ago descended heavily on musicians who mounted the NPP political platform at a rally the party recently held at Takoradi in the Western Region.
Mustapha Hamid noted that the ever-green first-class talented musician, Daddy Lumba, who is loved mostly by women because of his romantic and erotic lyrics, would be part of Dr. Bawumia’s Northern regional tour which is expected to last for a week.
He said apart from entertaining the crowd with his scintillating songs, the highlife star would as well mount the stage to testify to the good works of the NPP government and what the former Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana would bring on the table as far as the developmental agenda of the country is concerned.
Mustapha Hamid disclosed that Daddy Lumba would feature prominently in the campaign of the ruling party in the lead-up to the December 7 general elections.
Dr. Bawumia left Accra yesterday to begin his official campaign which starts from his home region.
The visit is to afford the vice presidential hopeful the opportunity to present himself to the people of the three northern regions as the partner of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo for the December polls.
He began the extraordinary tour with a visit to his late father’s graveside followed by a visit to the Nayiri, King of the Mamprugu.
He was met on arrival at the Tamale Airport by a mammoth crowd, including the Northern Regional Minister, Mustapha Idris; Works and Housing Minister, Alhaji Saddique Abubakar Boniface; Women and Children’s Affairs Minister, Hajia Alima Mahama and other party big shots.
Even before Dr. Bawumia could start the campaign, reports indicate that the three northern regions which are noted to be the strongholds of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) are fast falling to the ruling NPP.
Huge numbers of mainly NDC supporters including Parliamentary candidates of other parties have announced their defection to the NPP.
It is believed that Dr Bawumia’s tour would go a long way to bring to an end NDC’s dominance of the three northern regions and ensure that the NPP increases its number of votes there during the December polls.
Dr Bawumia, a 44-year-old distinguished economist and father of three lovely children, is married to Samira, daughter of Alhaji Ramadan, Chairman of the People’s National Convention (PNC).
Nana Addo chose him as his partner for the December general elections barely two weeks ago.
