Filmmaker Socrate Safo has expressed concern over how creatives within the New Patriotic Party (NPP) are treated.
He believes that the party does not respect creatives who are members, which explains its failure to tap into their knowledge and expertise.
Socrate noted that the NPP focuses solely on “bookish” individuals who, over the years, have failed the party—yet no lessons have been learned.
He made these remarks during an interview on Accra-based Okay FM on Monday, June 23, 2025.
According to him, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has demonstrated that creatives are not empty-headed and, when utilized effectively, can produce remarkable results.
“I get jealous of my colleagues in the NDC. Their party has shown that they appreciate the depth of creatives and are making good use of them. Our people, on the other hand, look at you in a very condescending manner, thinking they are better than you. We had creatives who could have done excellent work, but they were overlooked simply because they didn’t have degrees,” he said on Okay FM.