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Find a space in your heart to forgive us — FIPAG beg Ghanaians over Dabo’s “unsavory” comment against movie lovers

Hot Issues Yaw Daboleft and FIPAG President, Iames Aboagye
FEB 2, 2023 LISTEN
Yaw Dabo[left] and FIPAG President, Iames Aboagye

The Film Producers' Association of Ghana (FIPAG) is pleading with Ghanaians to ignore actor Samuel Yaw Dabo’s distasteful comment against movie lovers and keep supporting the local movie industry.

Sarcastically, the Kumawood actor, instead of cheering Ghanaians for watching their movies, rather slammed them.

In an interview, Yaw Dabo noted that anyone who spends more than an hour watching movies is lazy and may not prosper in life.

Coming from the actor, many Ghanaians got angry and blasted the movie fraternity.

But in an apology note issued by Mr. James Aboagye, FIPAG President, the group distanced itself from the comment and expressed its satisfaction on behalf of the actor.

The apology note read: “The Film Producers' Association of Ghana (FIPAG) wishes to render an unqualified apology to the Ghanaian public on behalf of the Association, the Film Industry, Actors and all film Producers for a recent statement made by an actor YAW DABO calling Ghanaians who sit for more than an hour to watch movie lazy people.

“The film fraternity finds his statement very unsavory, offensive and insult. Such behaviour or attitude is an affront to the film industry and should not be entertained and supported by any well-mannered person.

“Again, we are of the believe that our brother when given another chance to respond to whatever question that was posed to him would not repeat what he said. Any public resentment that his statement may have caused is deeply regretted."

It concludes, “We pray that Ghanaians would find a space in their hearts and forgive him and continue to support the Film Industry.”

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