The Director of Diaspora Affairs at the Office of the President has dispelled claims that the Presidency gave permission for American Rapper, Meek Mill to shoot a video at the Jubilee House.
Akwasi Awua Ababio in an interview on Accra-based Asaase Radio said officials at the Jubilee House were unaware that the ‘Dreams and Nightmares’ hitmaker was shooting visuals when he visited the President.
The Office of the President and the American Rapper were heavily criticised over the weekend after a video published by the latter had various shots from the seat of government.
Although Meek Mill later deleted the said video, many Ghanaians feared that the security of the Jubilee House had been breached.
Clarifying the issue, Mr Ababio said government has learned a bitter lesson from the incident.
“I think that from this Meek Mill video issue, lessons should be learned, because while we do not want to stop Africans from the diaspora from coming here, there must be an understanding of limitations.
“I would say certainly for those who were around at that time, they didn’t know that it was being shot,” he said.
Mr Ababio further added, “The fact is that what makes Ghana so attractive is the fact that we have so much diversity and tolerance here; in respect to religion and belief and especially security.”
Meek Mill has since apologised to the people of Ghana for the video footage that he shot at Jubilee House on December 30, 2022.
