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Don't be surprised, Akufo-Addo is a plagiarism addict — Bridget Otoo reacts after Kirani accuses President of intellectual theft

Hot Issues Don't be surprised, Akufo-Addo is a plagiarism addict — Bridget Otoo reacts after Kirani accuses President of intellectual theft
SEP 28, 2022 LISTEN

Bridget Otoo, a Ghanaian female media personality with Accra-based Metro TV, has described President Akufo-Addo as a "plagiarism addict."

Ghanaians on social media, according to the journalist, should not be surprised if President Akufo-Addo uses a video by musician Kirani Ayat and his video producer, David Nicol-Sey for a documentary without their permission.

Bridget Otoo said on Tuesday, September 27, after the news went viral on Twitter, that any President who copies even in his inaugural speech can do it with ease.

“why is anyone surprised at Nana Akufo-Addo taking creatives content without asking for permission? his inaugural speech as president was plagiarized.

“When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time - Maya Angelou.”

Earlier on Tuesday, September 27, Kirani Ayat revealed that he sent a proposal to the Ministry of Tourism in 2018 to include his video in the Year of Return tourism documentary, which was turned down.

To his surprise, the same rejected video was used in a documentary shared by the President on his official Twitter account without his or his producer's permission.

“The president of Ghana has used my video “GUDA” in this ad to promote Ghana. I was actively reaching out to the Ministry of Tourism in 2018/19 to use this video to push tourism in the North and got NO reply, yet today it’s in an ad and no one reached out to me for permission,” he reacted.

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