This is the 20-second video by the Ghanaian rap musician Opanka that was uploaded on his Facebook page, in which he made the case that poverty is the root of all evil and crime.
In an interview, where he made the remark. “It is poverty that brings thoughts of crime and evil into the minds of people,” he stated.
“If you have money, will you think of ritual killings for money?” the Tema-based musician asked rhetorically.
“If you have money, will you think of robbery? No!” he stressed his point.
“The cause of hatred and all other [undesirable thoughts and actions] is poverty,” Dadie Opanka concluded. He gave the impression getting rich is the antidote to these evil thoughts and actions, according to him, poverty inspires.
The rapper’s latest song is titled ‘Enye Betee (It’s Not Easy)’ in which he notes times of economic hardships and desperation, all the while giving hope to listeners.
Story by Obaapa Janee
