Renowned Ghanaian actor, Alex Kofi Adu, popularly known as Agya Koo, has responded to the backlash by some critics on the drama staged by some actors at the Black Star Square last Monday, 6th March, 2017, on Ghana’s 60th anniversary parade.
Speaking to citifmonline.com, he stated that he personally developed and wrote the concept of the sketch. “It is my own concept. I wrote it by myself. At least we had a very good message that we should try to send the girl-child to school and we achieved our aim,” he said. When asked if they had a challenge with the directing of the play, he indicated that, everything about it was on point except for the few technical hitches with the microphones.
“We have had calls from Holland, Germany and other places around the world that we did well. We did not have any bad directing. It went well. We only had problems with the microphones,” Agya Koo added. Agya Koo strongly believes that most of the people who are badmouthing the play are supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), who are bitter that he campaigned against them.
He noted that in 2016, he was part of a group of comedians who marched at the 59th Independence Anniversary parade, dressed in old military apparel, and that at the time, people saw nothing wrong with it. “I have heard Asiedu Nketia has said that what we did was unnecessary. Why did he not say same last year when we played old military personnel at the parade?” he asked.
Principal among the concerns by the general public about the drama is the use of the Twi language, which according them could not be understood by most of the dignitaries and the international audience. However, Agya Koo believes that those saying the drama should have been done in English are part of Ghana’s problems. “You see why we are suffering? Twi is my language.
Go to Italy, you have to speak their language. I was speaking to Ghanaians – they were my target. So what is the essence of speaking English?” he asked.
According to the actor who is well-known for his comic roles in movies, the argument that the sketch was unnecessary and should not have featured at the parade is misplaced. “We did not just wake up to do what we did. We had done a couple of rehearsals in the presence of some leaders of the country. If it was useless, they wouldn’t have allowed us to stage it,” he further noted.
On 6th March, 2017, Agya Koo and a couple of other Ghanaian actors including Akwesi Boadi aka Akrobeto, Clara Benson aka Maame Serwaa and Matilda Asare, put up a sketch of about eight (8) minutes on girl-child education at the parade of the 60th Anniversary of Ghana’s Independence.
Source: citifmonline.com
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What at all has Tommy Annan Forson done for Ghana apart from DJ work on Radio. Come on people, The play was not about Kumawood or Agyakoo. It was to send a message about a GIRL CHILD EDUCATION as Ghana is 60YEARS. So it was not a comedy show or to show the standard of KUMAWOOD but a message. By the way, did anyone heard the crown very excited and shouting as soon as Agya Koo started singing and got on the stage. The show was not meant for those so called educated like Tommy Forson, but the majority of our people who lacks education after 60years of Ghana. The message was not for the invited guest but for the people of Ghana whom majority do not see the need to take girl child to school period. May God save Ghana. Ekow, Cape Coast
Agya koo is hero .
Agya Koo must know that wrong is wrong if even it's in your house. I am 100% NPP and a big fan of Agya Koo & Kumawood movies but I must say what you guys did at the 6th March was really embarrassing. It did not befit the occasion. This is not NPP & NDC issue, this is Ghana and your show was below the standard. When you get the opportunity next time bring the best of the industry and make it better. It was bad.
MOSKITO ANOFIAA ASIEDU NKETIA NA WOREDI NE HO AGRO NO. HE IS HYPOCRITE, INSINCERE, AND ***barred word***.HE IS RIGT IN HIS OWN EYES AND EVERYBODY ELSE IS WRONG. OREGU NDC BUT THEY DONT SEE IT. AND WANTS TO CREATE DISAFFECTION FOR ALL WHO LOVE NANA ADDO.
Don't mind asiedu nketsiah. He is peefed because you didn't make him the lead actor. He is a disgrace.