{"id":13592,"date":"2018-12-12T12:30:13","date_gmt":"2018-12-12T12:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=13592"},"modified":"2018-12-12T12:30:13","modified_gmt":"2018-12-12T12:30:13","slug":"africa-needs-drastic-measures-to-survive-sarkodie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=13592","title":{"rendered":"Africa needs drastic measures to survive \u2013 Sarkodie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Sarkodie.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Sarkodie.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Sarkodie-410x274.jpeg 410w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It appears Sarkodie is not happy about certain developments in Africa and Ghana for that matter.<\/p>\n<p>For the past 15 hours, he has been venting his displeasure on twitter at how African leaders have failed their people.<\/p>\n<p>In one of his posts, he suggested that what could possibly be the solution to Africa\u2019s problems is dictatorship.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat we need at this point might seem like dictatorship and will feel uncomfortable since we have enjoyed temporal [sic] freedom for a minute but we need drastic measures to survive,\u201d he tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>Obviously, Sarkodie is worried about Ghanaians reposing their hope in foreigners, especially those that led them into colonialism in the past.<\/p>\n<p>In another tweet, he wrote: \u201cWe can\u2019t be taking orders from the oppressor\u2026 it will never be in our favor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Making more allusions to the penchant to defer to powers from foreign lands, he tweeted: \u201cLemme predict what\u2019s gonna happen: they will come in with money to buy our rights again and build their labels here \u2026 sign 90% of us and control the revenue\u2026 And our survival instincts might not help with the best decisions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a litany of tweets, he noted that he was looking forward to detoxing the younger generation of ill intentions and rather empower the next generation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt this point , to make a change , let\u2019s forget about the older generation, even our generation and impact the next,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>He cited the aggression by the younger generation of musicians in breaking boundaries as an spirit worthy of emulation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet me use music as an example: African music has been in existence for a long time but why is the world paying attention now??? Because at this point we took things into our hands , United and invaded\u2026 wasn\u2019t an individual,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose feelings are coming back again as always \u2026 My dream is for Africa to realize our power and care for our people \u2026 We need to take our pride back,\u201d he said in another post.<\/p>\n<p>Sarkodie has been very opinionated on issues of governance and leadership.<\/p>\n<p>In the past he has done songs about pertinent issues plaguing society, he has taken leaders on for their mistakes and given hope to the youth in similar compositions.<\/p>\n<p>He is currently out with a cypher \u2018Biibiba\u2019 which features 10 up and coming rappers.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013<\/p>\n<p>Source: Citinewsroom.com | Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It appears Sarkodie is not happy about certain developments in Africa and Ghana for that matter. 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