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– –<\/span> If President Akufo-Addo utilizes a video by artist Kirani Ayat and his video producer, David Nicol-Sey, without their consent for a documentary, Ghanaians on social media shouldn\u2019t be shocked, as the journalist claims.<\/p>\n On Tuesday, September 27th, when the story went viral on Twitter, Bridget Otoo warned that any President who replicates even in his first address may do it with ease.<\/p>\n \u201cwhy is anyone surprised at Nana Akufo-Addo taking creatives content without asking for permission? his inaugural speech as president was plagiarized.<\/p>\n – –<\/span> \u201cWhen someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time \u2013 Maya Angelou.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Why is anyone surprised at @NAkufoAddo<\/a> taking creatives content without asking for permission? his inaugural speech as president was plagiarized.<\/p>\n When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time \u2013 Maya Angelou \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udfff<\/p>\n \u2014 B. by Sekumba (@Bridget_Otoo) September 27, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n – –<\/span> In an earlier post on Tuesday, September 27th, Kirani Ayat stated that in 2018, he submitted a request to the Ministry of Tourism to have his film included in the Year of Return tourism documentary, but was ultimately rejected.<\/p>\n READ ALSO:\u00a0Ghana Tourism replies Kirani Ayat over copyright breach<\/p>\n Unbeknownst to him or his producer, the rejected footage ended up in a documentary that the President tweeted about on his official account.<\/p>\n \u201cThe president of Ghana has used my video \u201cGUDA\u201d in this ad to promote Ghana. I was actively reaching out to the Ministry of Tourism in 2018\/19 to use this video to push tourism in the North and got NO reply, yet today it\u2019s in an ad and no one reached out to me for permission,\u201d he reacted.<\/p>\n The president of Ghana has used my video \u201cGUDA\u201d in this ad to promote Ghana. I was actively reaching out to the Ministry of Tourism in 2018\/19 to use this video to push tourism in the North and got NO reply, yet today it\u2019s in an ad and no one reached out to me for permission. \ud83e\udd26\u200d\u2642\ufe0f https:\/\/t.co\/vLnAP0bRqf<\/p>\n \u2014 Kirani Ayat \ud83c\udf0d (@KiraniAYAT) September 27, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n – –<\/span>
\n<\/p>\nAccra-based Metro TV host and Ghanaian female media celebrity Bridget Otoo has called President Akufo-Addo a \u201cplagiarism junkie.\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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