Despite disclosing in his book that he previously turned down a political party’s request to endorse its presidential candidate, actor Adjetey Anang now admits that he would reconsider such an offer if presented in more recent times.
In an interview on Joy FM’s Showbiz A-Z with Kwame Dadzie, Adjetey Anang revealed that when the offer to endorse a political candidate was initially presented, the political system was heavily polarized, leading him to decline the opportunity to get involved. However, he mentioned that the system has since undergone some changes, and if any political party were to approach him now, he would reconsider the offer and give it a second thought.
“[If they came today], we might look at a few considerations. At the time it was a different period. And so I think that we’ve come far, as a people. We’re still very sensitive where we have accepted the fact that people have had the choice to come out boldly and choose a political party, even though it’s still early days yet but we’re still not like places like the US,” he noted.
“Today, with a few things, we’ll consider [an offer from a political party],” the celebrated actor further stated.
Adjetey Anang’s book ‘Adjetey Anang: A Story of Faith, Imperfection and Resilience’ he mentions that even though he was “broke” at the time the juicy offer came, he had to decline.
“…on another occasion, I was approached by a political party in which I had many friends, to endorse the campaign of their flagbearer,” Anang said in the book, adding: “I was broke, the monetary reward was tempting, and all I needed to do was a few minutes of endorsement and my troubles would be over!”
Even though he declined to mention the year this happened, he disclosed in the interview that it was a ruling party that approached him with the offer.
He revealed they were ready to give him a car and an amount of 50,000 dollars, among other things.