Ghanaians do hard work, and you get richer – Blakk Rasta castigates politicians

Popular musician and radio presenter Blakk Rasta compared the living conditions of Ghanaians to “hellfire”.

He adds that even Satan will not beg to live in Ghana. He alleges that the only beneficiaries in the country are the politicians who continue to get rich at the expense of the citizens.

Blakk Rasta is known for his open criticism of bad governance in African countries through his usual rants on his show Radio Drive.

His relentless campaign against political leaders and government officials, who defile the ordinary citizen without offering anything in return, was fully unleashed on August 23, 2021 on his broadcast.

He said: “Politicians reap what they haven’t sown, while citizens are forced to work hard in the land. You (our politicians) are our leaders, but you behave as if the country belongs to you. You allow Ghanaians to do the hard work in the country, and you sit down somewhere and think about how you’re going to get rich. You treat Ghanaians like slaves. We are tired of it.

This is not the first time that the radio presenter and reggae musician has criticized the government in power for not keeping its promises. In 2019, he launched a pressure movement against the president for sleeping in international forums.

In one of his interviews on Metro TV, Blakk Rasta supported his point with a video of the president sleeping at the World Summit in Russia. He argued that the President is well over retirement age and needs some rest for someone his age.

“It flies in a charted flight all the way to Russia. See how many miles we have between Ghana and Russia, and you might not sleep well on your business class charter flight. Now the taxpayers are paying for it, you arrive in Russia and you are caught dozing. You will wake up and sign contracts that you didn’t hear because you were asleep.