Ghanaian dancehall artiste Charles Nii Armah Mensah, popularly known as Shatta Wale, has backed the Richard Nii Armah Quaye (RNAQ) Foundation’s call for greater unity among the Ga-Dangme people.
He urged members of the community, particularly the youth, to become more involved in issues affecting their traditional area and work collectively to protect their lands, traditional institutions and heritage.
Shatta Wale made the call at the launch of the Richard Nii Armah Quaye Ga-Dangme Youth Scholarship Fund, organised by the RNAQ Foundation in partnership with the Ga Mantse Foundation.
The event, held on Monday, September 14, 2026, at the Mövenpick Ambassador Hotel in Accra, brought together traditional leaders, youth and other stakeholders, with unity and community development emerging as key themes.
Shatta Wale said he was prepared to publicly support the authority of the Ga Mantse and other traditional leaders, particularly in response to what he described as disrespect and interference from politicians and outsiders.
“I am ready to defend the Ga Mantse everywhere because enough is enough of the disrespect from strangers,” he said.
He called for greater collective action to protect Ga-Dangme lands and traditional interests.
“We need to stand up and prevent politicians from taking over our lands in Ga-Dangme,” he said.
The artiste also expressed his willingness to support efforts to strengthen the community’s traditional leadership and protect its heritage.
“I am bowing today in front of Nii Ga, Nii Nungua and all the other Ga-Dangme rulers that I am ready to start liberating the Ga-Dangme land and stop strangers from bullying us,” he said.
Shatta Wale further criticised what he described as the demolition of properties belonging to members of the community and what he termed unnecessary investigations.
“Politicians and strangers should stop demolishing our properties and the unnecessary investigations. This is our land; allow us to feel at home,” he said.
His comments reinforced the unity message championed by Richard Nii Armah Quaye and other speakers at the event, who called for the Ga-Dangme community to overcome internal differences and work together towards development.
Richard Nii Armah Quaye had earlier urged members of the community to contribute their resources and expertise towards building what he described as a formidable Ga-Dangme community.
“We lack unity among other virtues as Ga-Dangme people, that is why we are underdeveloped as a people. Let’s unite and build a greater Ga-Dangme,” he said.
The scholarship fund, which was launched as part of the broader initiative, is intended to support brilliant but financially disadvantaged Ga-Dangme students pursuing tertiary education.
The initiative also provided a platform for traditional leaders and other stakeholders to emphasise education as an important component of the community’s development.
Shatta Wale urged the youth to take greater responsibility for community affairs and combine the protection of their cultural heritage with efforts to expand educational and economic opportunities.
The event was attended by the Ga Mantse, Nii Teiko Tsuru II, Nungua Mantse Oboade Notse King Professor Odaifio Welentsi III, other traditional authorities, youth and stakeholders.
