{"id":430471,"date":"2017-10-20T06:12:36","date_gmt":"2017-10-20T06:12:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/10\/20\/akufo-addos-pidgin-birthday-wish-to-shatta-wale-topical-issue-on-bbc\/"},"modified":"2017-10-20T06:12:36","modified_gmt":"2017-10-20T06:12:36","slug":"akufo-addos-pidgin-birthday-wish-to-shatta-wale-topical-issue-on-bbc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/10\/20\/akufo-addos-pidgin-birthday-wish-to-shatta-wale-topical-issue-on-bbc\/","title":{"rendered":"Akufo-Addo\u2019s pidgin birthday wish to Shatta Wale topical issue on BBC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Entertainment of Thursday, 19 October 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>mynewsgh.com<\/p>\n<p>2017-10-19<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/93737710.295.jpg\" alt=\"Shatta Wale Nana Addo Newly\" title=\"Shatta Wale Nana Addo Newly\" width=\"295\" height=\"197\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>President Akufo-Addo and Shatta Wale<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=149916385179598\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=149916385179598\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/1508479956_846_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> The twitter birthday wish from President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to Ghanaian Dancehall Artiste, Shatta Wale has gained international attention.<\/p>\n<p>Born Charles Nii Armah, he celebrated his birthday on October 17, 2017 and received thousands of fans and colleagues in the creative industry.<\/p>\n<p>One wish that has dominated media discussions was that of the President that was laced in pidgin on twitter asking when he will make time to visit the presidency.<\/p>\n<p>In response, the musician promised to follow the necessary protocols to visit the number one gentleman of the state.<\/p>\n<p>The banter over whether the President was right to have communicated to the award winning musician in pidgin has attracted the attention of the BBC who reported it on their pidgin column.<\/p>\n<p><b>Read below exactly how it was reported;<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Ghana President scatter twitter with Pidgin<\/p>\n<p>You fika say na only fresh boys den girls get Pidgin swag? You for make steady!<\/p>\n<p>Favour Nunoo, Accra-based journalist, just report say President Akufo-Addo for Ghana drop just one pidgin flow for Twitter and social media for Ghana don scatter.<\/p>\n<p>People wey tink sey na only English den slang President Akufo-Addo fit speak dey inside shock no be joke.<\/p>\n<p>Di gist be dis; popular dancehall artiste for Ghana who dey celebrate im birthday on 17 October carry tweet ask President Nana Akufo-Addo what im dey give am as birthday gift.<\/p>\n<p>Dis be where the unexpected don happen, President Akufo-Addo as ei want reply Shatta Wale do am for Pidgin inside too.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"en\">Happy birthday @shattawalegh! You for come visit me for Flagstaff House o!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nana Akufo-Addo (@NAkufoAddo) October 17, 2017<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Make u see Shatta eim response:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"en\">Thank you your Excellency .I will follow the necessary procedures and pay a visit soon Mr. President. I hope my land cruiser will be ready????<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SHATTA WALE (@shattawalegh) October 17, 2017<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The reactions chao like sand wey dey beach, eim one tweet lighten up Ghanaians demma mood, some self wan make dem write ein speeches all for Pidgin.<\/p>\n<p>See the reaction wey follow from Ghanaians.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"en\">As Nana write in Pigin deerr we ar free to write our exams in Pigin ????????????????<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Quami Lyrics (@LyricsReal) October 17, 2017<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"en\">Shatta wale how dare u???. A whole president tweet for pidgin inside buh u reply am for english inside. Why? What you wan prove????<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Martial&#8217;s Bestie???? (@Qweku_benny) October 17, 2017<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"en\">Nana u dey speak pidgin<br \/>Wooow<br \/>Mr Prez u do all????????????<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 kwame anokye (@fuji_nero) October 17, 2017<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Di 73-year-old President for Ghana once again show eim people sey he still be young at heart, eim market don come.<\/p>\n<p>During the 2016 election, as Presidential Candidate for New Patriotic Party (NPP) na picture of am wey dey suck Kalyppo juice which primary school pupils dey love pass scatter everywhere for social media.<\/p>\n<p>Ghanaians start Kalyppo challenge self, so as eim pidgin don fall on Ghanaians like Davido ein banana fall on you popular lyrics &#8211; ei fit be sey Pidgin challenge go emerge? 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