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Shatta Wale calls for Ga-Dangme unity to protect lands and traditional authority

  Ghanaian dancehall artiste Charles Nii Armah Mensah, popularly known as Shatta Wale, has called on the Ga-Dangme people to unite and protect their traditional lands and institutions from what he described as growing interference from politicians and outsiders. Speaking at the launch of the RNAQ Ga-Dangme Youth Scholarship Fund in Accra, Shatta Wale said he was prepared to publicly defend the authority of the Ga Mantse and other Ga-Dangme traditional rulers against what he described as disrespect and attempts to undermine their authority. I am ready to defend the Ga Mantse everywhere because enough is enough of the disrespect from strangers,” he said. The artiste said the Ga-Dangme community needed to take a stronger position on matters concerning its lands, arguing that political interests should not be allowed to determine the future of traditional communities. We need to stand up and prevent politicians from taking over our lands in Ga-Dangme,” Shatta Wale said. He made the rem...