‘I take duty for my mistake’ – Meek Mill apologise for video shoot inside Ghana presidential palace
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10 January 2023
US rapper Meek Mill don apologise sake of say im secretly movie one music video inside Ghana presidential palace also referred to as Jubilee Home.
Di star trigger kasala wit di video. Inside di video, di rapper dey sing for di palace hall and halls and even behind di presidential lectern.
Dem accuse am say e garbage di Jubilee Home whereas MPs increase questions on di potential safety dangers.
For inside one assertion, Mill tok say im go take “duty for my mistake”.
“To di pipo of Ghana, no video wey I drop ever imply to disrespect di pipo of Ghana,” e write.
“Di quickest solution to make connection na by means of music and I bin wan do dat wit displaying artwork. I dey in my 30s from America and I bin no know a lot about di life-style.”
E add say officers for Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo match no dey conscious say im dey shoot music video. E tok say di set-up na “small digicam and one pikin”.
Di president workplace neva touch upon di tori; and Mill don take away di video from Instagram.
Mill, wey dem born as Robert Rihmeek Williams for South Philadelphia, journey to Ghana final 12 months December afta im discover out for one ancestry check say im be 18% Ghanaian.
Im carry out for di Afronation live performance for Accra, im journey dust bikes for di metropolis streets and later dem invite am to see Jubilee Home.
Mill add di video im movie throughout di go to on Instagram on Sunday and dis one trigger anger for di West African kontri.
‘Fireplace dem instantly’
One member of parliament for di North Tongu district, Samuel Okudzeto say: “All di pipo wey dey chargeable for dis despicable desecration of di Jubilee Home by Meek Mill gazz dey fired instantly.”
“How dose specific lyrics from di president lectern challenge Ghana positively? Ghana seat of goment no be excessive safety set up once more?”
Di MP, wey im NDC occasion dey in opposition to di President’s Nationwide Patriotic Celebration, say im go name for one inquiry into di incident wen Parliament return from break.
“We go insist say all these wey masterminded dis nationwide shame and worldwide embarrassment dey delivered to e-book,” im inform Accra Pleasure FM radio station.
Ghana former deputy Chief of Employees Alex Segbefia agree say di video dey “pointless and dey unacceptable in any form or type”.
Social activist Julius Kwame Anthony add say “to see one overseas musician on di pulpit of di president” na “surprising” incident wey “dey sink our kontri to a brand new depth”.
“I no tink say underneath any circumstance, Ghanaian musician [like] Shatta Wale or Stormboy go dey allowed on di pulpit of di President of di United States. E no go happun.
For im assertion, Mill clarify say im bin dey excited to share im experiences in Ghana wit di world.
“For America we no know say dis bin exist and we dey excited to point out am sake of say dem no sabi Ghana effectively for our media! So I’m going take duty for my mistake! E no dey intentional.
“We go nonetheless push to make di connection between black pipo for America and Africa,” e add.