Treat Ghanaian entertainers with equal respect and opportunities given to Diasporan stars – Lydia Forson tells Gov’t

Actress and entrepreneur, Lydia Forson has appealed to government to treat Ghanaian entertainers with equal respect given to stars from the Diaspora.

The actress also lamented that privileges and access to state properties are sometimes given to these Hollywood stars who visit the country for holidays when same is not done for Ghanaian entertainers.

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Lydia Forson further compared Nigeria to Ghana to buttress her point noting that Nigerians will never give “better treatment to an outsider” than their very own person.

“…and give them an access that you will never give me. An access to helicopters, to hotels, to discounts, to do Hip hop ray at Jubilee House that you will not give me, it is a mindset…I have no problem with them bringing entertainers because I have a lot of great friends outside who come to town.

.@lydiaforson questions why the Year of Return campaign offers privileges to diasporans that wouldn't be available to Ghanaian entertainers, urging for equal respect.#TheDayShow pic.twitter.com/U3kLAxpDZi

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“Let me give you an example. If you go to Lagos, I hate these comparisons but it’s the reality. They will never treat an outsider better than they will treat you, they will treat you on the same level.

“So, if you’ve invited this person here and say that Lydia we are trying to take this person to this safari, come along,” she stated.

She said: “We have to treat ourselves with the same kind of respect and other people will respect us.”

She recounted an experience where she paid a courtesy call to a certain Chief with some Hollywood stars and was acknowledged by the Chief in the presence of the Hollywood stars and others gathered.

The Chief’s act she said created a “worth-knowing” experience urging for such respect to be given to Ghanaian entertainers.

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