Veteran actor, Abeiku Sagoe, has called on the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) to go ahead and completely ban the production of alcoholic beverages in the country and stop ‘terrorizing Ghanaian celebrities.’
The playwright says it is baffling as to why the FDA has chosen to sacrifice Ghanaian celebs in their attempt to regulate the sector.
In his opinion halting the total production of alcohol in the country entirely is a surer way to protect the people they are targeting.
Speaking in an interview on 3FM’s Showbuzz show, the actor categorically stated his stance on the subject, going on to describe the actions of the FDA as “hypocritical” and “discriminatory”.
“The 1992 Constitution is against discrimination thus you cannot discriminate against anybody on the grounds of height, age, or the background of a person so for FDA to place a ban that prohibits celebs from advertising alcohol products is gross discrimination.
“A barber or shoemaker [referring to a cobbler] can advertise or endorse alcoholic products freely without any restrictions, but Shatta Wale can’t do same because of his celebrity status. That is very strange,” he argued.
“If they want to deal with anything that has to deal with alcohol, they should ban the production of alcohol and I will be very happy with that because that will help,” he stressed.
