Ghanaian musician Kweku Darlington has sounded the alarm on the rising trend of disrespect and insults targeted at traditional leaders and elderly individuals on social media.
Reacting to recent viral videos showcasing individuals denigrating Chiefs, Darlington emphasized the need for stern measures to curb this phenomenon.
He fumed “We don’t have to encourage such acts and if those doing it have been punished at least one of them, like we will give utmost respect to our elders because even if your Dad is bad he’s still your father.
“There are no benefits attached to denigrating a chief or hurling insults on an elderly person and it’s rather cursed that you’re inviting upon yourself so why do we do that,” he told Amansan Krakye.
“In my opinion, if someone disrespects a chief we have to invite the person to slaughter about 5 or 4 sheep like everyone will learn a lesson from it and desist from that act,” he added.
“Because that behavior has come up on social media that people just get up and sit behind a phone to insult chiefs and elderly people if at least one person has been punished like most people will put an end to it”.
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