Mzbel has been a staunch supporter of the NDC
Ghanaian musician and NDC supporter Mzbel has said she no longer wants to have anything to do with the party or any political party, despite her long-standing love and support for the NDC.
According to her, her open support for the NDC has cost her fans, shows and business opportunities, while she has also faced insults and threats from some people within the party.
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“I loved NDC. It doesn’t mean I hate NDC now, but I don’t want to have anything to do with any political party anymore. It has caused me more harm than good,” she said in an interview with Kafui Dey.
Mzbel explained that before openly declaring her support for the NDC, she had followers and fans who supported the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
She said she lost some of them after becoming vocal about her political affiliation and was also removed from events organised by people associated with the NPP.
She recalled one occasion when she was scheduled to perform at Mövenpick but was removed from the programme shortly before the event because one of the guests was a senior NPP figure.
“A few days to the show, they called me that their guest of honour is one big NPP woman and because of her, they have to take me off the show,” she said.
Mzbel said she also lost opportunities to perform outside Ghana after organisers cancelled her appearances, even after flyers featuring her had been published.
“So if I didn’t come out to say that I am NDC, defending my party and all of that, I would have been doing well. I lost half of my fan base,” she added.
Mzbel also said her support for the NDC did not protect her from attacks by some party members.
She said she was physically and verbally attacked, insulted on social media and threatened with violence.
“And the party I followed too, well, it didn’t do me any good. You know, because there are people in the party who physically and verbally attacked me, insulted me, called me out on social media, threatened to beat me, and all of that. So if these same people are NDC people and they are doing this to me on social media, I mean, why would anybody want to work with me?” she asked.
Mzbel said her decision to support the NDC was largely influenced by how she was raised in Jamestown, where former President Jerry John Rawlings and the party had a strong following.
“I just love the party because I grew up with the party. It was Rawlings and in Jamestown it’s all about Rawlings and NDC so it became like a religion for us,” she stated.
She said her political involvement grew during election campaigns after she realised that her comments often attracted attention online.
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Mzbel said she then used her platform to share messages from the party and promote its leadership.
“So I followed it passionately and I realised that during campaigns, anything I say goes viral. So I keep using my platform to be sharing stuff that, you know, whoever is leading the party then is promoting. And that is how it started,” she concluded.
