Ghanaian Dancehall artist Charles Nii Armah Mensah, popularly known as Shatta Wale, has boldly revealed his political ambition in contesting for a parliamentary seat in Ablekuma if residents call on him to serve.
Shatta Wale speaking during an interview on the Ekosiisen programme on Asempa FM on Wednesday, March 11, revealed, “I love Ghana so much. If the people of Ablekuma call me, I will definitely go. But I won’t say because I have money now, I’m coming to contest. When they call, I will go, but as an independent candidate”.
“Ghana is a funny country. Sometimes when you decide to do something, that is when you have some people with talks here and there. But I believe at the right time [things will fall in place],” he said.
He further added, “Sometimes when I watch movies, I learn a lot from them. Recently, I was watching The Book of Moses on Netflix, and I saw how stubborn Moses was when God was asking him to go back to Egypt”.
“I feel when the people call for it, I can stand out boldly. But I don’t want to come out myself and feel like I’m entering people’s business. When the people want it, that is when I can come out,” he added.
Shatta Wale further disclosed he does not intend to align himself with any political party saying, “Most definitely, but I don’t want to belong to any political party. I want to be myself”.
“We are tired of the 1992 laws and constitution. We need to grow up from where we are. Other countries have grown, so we also need to look at how we can move forward,” he said.
“If I have to go into any constituency, they should understand that we also have policies we want to implement in the system. That is what is going to work,” he noted.
In related news, John Boadu, the former NPP General Secretary and now National Chairman hopeful, has said that if possible, he will get Ghanaian dancehall king Shatta Wale to join the party.
According to John Boadu, the NPP’s future will depend on how they connect with the youth.
Speaking on JoyNews’ PM Express, John Boadu stated, “I know how to deal with these young guys, selling our messages, and making our message not too hard, as soft as they want, we’ll be able to get to them,” he said.
“By the year 2028, ages between 18 to around 36 to 40 will be about 60% of the voters. The solution is to get into their arena and deal with them”.
When asked if he is going to get Shatta Wale to join the NPP, John Boadu responded, “If possible, why not, and campaign for you? Not necessarily a hard campaign, but passing through this high content”.
However, he was reminded that the NPP ahead of the 2024 elections engaged King Paluta, yet suffered a humiliating defeat.
He noted, “You need to do more of that by nurturing these youthful people. I am saying it is not even necessary to have them at your rallies”
“You need to meet them where they are. You need to be able to tap them with their interest and not necessarily bring them on your political platforms, and it is important that we look at that.”
He further argued that the NDC is now having a growing influence of young academics.
John Boadu added, “You can now see that academia, for instance, looks like the NDC is having a lot of them as we speak now. Many of these people don’t need so much”.
“It’s not about an appointment. Many of them just need recognition. Many of them need that touch, that belonging touch of the party to be able to get because many of them want to be seen as the ones who are even reviewing your programs, reviewing your policies”, John Boadu noted.
He further praised Shatta Wale for his massive influence among Ghanaian youth citing, “The crowd Shatta Wale pulled for his birthday concert, no political party can achieve that”.
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🇬🇭 “I’m ready to change my identity if I want to stand as a parliamentary candidate because in every room you find yourself, you must be able to adapt to that system.”
— CDR AFRICA (@cdrafrica) March 11, 2026
— Shatta Wale hints at his readiness to adjust if he enters politics.
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