In a post on Facebook, Mr. Ahiagbah said Meek Mill made a mistake with the video and he apologized.
“Meek Mill’s music video was not approved by the Presidency. His permission was not sought in any way to use the video. The musician has realized that it was disrespectful, apologized and removed the video,” explained Mr. Ahiagba in a Facebook post.
Meek Mill deleted the viral video on Monday, January 9, 2023.
Also in a series of tweets on Monday afternoon, the Philadelphia rap star offered an unequivocal apology.
“To Ghanaians,” he began, “There is no video I want to disrespect Ghanaians…”
“The fastest way to make a connection[s] is [through] music and I wanted to do that with presenting [my] art…,” he explained.
“I’m in my 30s from America and I don’t know much about the lifestyle [culture] here,” he said.
“I apologize to the people [in case of] rude!” he asserted in a follow-up tweet.
Meanwhile, the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has slammed the government for allowing Meek Mill to shoot a video in the presidency.
According to Sammy Gyamfi, the NDC Director of Communications, Ghanaians are tired of what they see as the constant embarrassment of the President and his administration.
“It’s despicable. How can we allow such dirty things to happen in the chair of the president of Ghana? It’s a shame that someone claims their nationality as a Ghanaian when something like this happens.
“The video shoot is not funny, how can we allow a musician wearing shorts to be the president? It is very sad that the picture was taken in front of the President’s podium. It is very sad to see some of these things,” said Sammy Gyamfi in an interview on Asempa FM on Monday.
Mr Gyamfi asked if the security protocol at Jubilee House had been broken.