{"id":276029,"date":"2025-01-09T11:54:30","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T11:54:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/01\/09\/back-to-gari-soakings-sarkodies-latest-post-sparks-reactions-online\/"},"modified":"2025-01-09T11:54:30","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T11:54:30","slug":"back-to-gari-soakings-sarkodies-latest-post-sparks-reactions-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/01\/09\/back-to-gari-soakings-sarkodies-latest-post-sparks-reactions-online\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Back to gari soakings&#8217; \u2013 Sarkodie&#8217;s latest post sparks reactions online"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"-webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-touch-callout: none; -moz-user-select: none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none;\">\n<p id=\"article-123\">Sarkodie&#8217;s recent Instagram post has sparked a heated debate on social media. <\/p>\n<p>On January 8, 2025, the rapper shared a story on Instagram that simply read, \u201cBack to gari soakings like we never left.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Although the post lacked context, many interpreted the comment as a reaction to President John Dramani Mahama\u2019s return to office on January 7, following his victory in the 2024 general elections. <\/p>\n<p>Sarkodie has previously been vocal about his dissatisfaction with Mahama\u2019s administration from 2013 to 2016, often expressing his grievances through his music. <\/p>\n<p>However, the rapper\u2019s relative &#8216;silence&#8217; during the Akufo-Addo\/Bawumia administration (2017-2024) led some to speculate that he had aligned himself with the NPP. <\/p>\n<p>Currently, his latest post has triggered a mix of reactions, with some critics accusing him of hypocrisy, while others have threatened to withdraw their support for his craft. <\/p>\n<p>Despite the backlash, many of his fans have defended the rapper, arguing that the post was not a political commentary but rather a light-hearted reflection on life\u2019s simplicities. <\/p>\n<p><b>See the posts below:<\/b> <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/580\/58007424.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"en\">I swear I thought \ud83d\udcad<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sarkodie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@sarkodie<\/a> got some sense and morals. Man fool too much, I wonder why people even listen to him. <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nHe\u2019s not even shy posting things like this <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nChale if he continue like this we won\u2019t tolerate him ooo <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XAIZqq7mvx\">pic.twitter.com\/XAIZqq7mvx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 jeedi \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udded\ud83d\udd1f\ud83d\udc40\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\udde8 (@Nas_907) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Nas_907\/status\/1877293480055103771?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 9, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"en\">&#8220;Back to Gari soakings like we never left&#8221; and some people are catching feelings. Mmoa pii wc app wei so paa oo. So what if Sark decided to drink gari after a long time and posted that? Why do we relate everything to politics? And what can you people do if he decides to talk?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sarkodie Ba LAW (@Sarkodiebalaw) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/&lt;a target=\" _blank=\"\"><\/a>Sarkodiebalaw\/status\/1877301270345629781?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&#8221;&gt;January 9, 2025<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sarkodie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@sarkodie<\/a> I don\u2019t blame you I blame where you come from tribalistic arrogant individual no wonder you take npp carry your head top , whether they are doing good or bad , shameless man , your time will come paaaarhn<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 peace (@Diana70936819) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Diana70936819\/status\/1877094305782763706?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 8, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>ID\/EB <\/p>\n<p><b>Watch scenes from the Black Star Square a day after President Mahama&#8217;s inauguration<\/b><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"xM8pXq48szg\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Watch scenes from the Black Star Square a day after President Mahama&#039;s inauguration\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xM8pXq48szg?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sarkodie&#8217;s recent Instagram post has sparked a heated debate on social media. On January 8, 2025, the rapper shared a story on Instagram that simply read, \u201cBack to gari soakings like we never left.\u201d Although the post lacked context, many interpreted the comment as a reaction to President John Dramani Mahama\u2019s return to office on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":267802,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-276029","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>&#039;Back to gari soakings&#039; \u2013 Sarkodie&#039;s latest post sparks reactions online - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/01\/09\/back-to-gari-soakings-sarkodies-latest-post-sparks-reactions-online\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"&#039;Back to gari soakings&#039; \u2013 Sarkodie&#039;s latest post sparks reactions online - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Sarkodie&#8217;s recent Instagram post has sparked a heated debate on social media. 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