Ghanaian actor Prince David Osei has addressed a controversy surrounding a now-deleted post from his X (formerly Twitter) account that labeled President-Elect John Dramani Mahama as a “drunkard.”
The actor, who has since apologized to the President-Elect, denied authoring the comment and provided an explanation during an interview on Hitz FM’s Daybreak Hitz with Andy Dosty.
Prince explained that the post was a reply to an X user who had made disparaging remarks about him. However, he maintained that he was not the one behind the insult.
“After the election, we were all disappointed and a bit down because the outcome surprised us. Despite that, I publicly congratulated the NDC and the President-Elect. I even made a post calling for peace and unity. Then I started receiving numerous attacks on Twitter,” he recounted.
He further explained that due to his frustration and disappointment after the election, he avoided his phone entirely. “I wasn’t using my phone. Normally, when the bullying and trolling start, I leave my phone with my cousins or friends to handle,” he said.
Prince revealed his shock upon discovering reports about the alleged insult. “I woke up to see people tagging me in posts that supposedly came from my page. When I checked my feed, I didn’t see the post, but it was being widely shared on Facebook. I questioned my cousins and friends, but they denied making the comment. Still, I believe it may have been written in response to provocation from X users attacking me,” he explained.
The actor said his relatives may have deleted the post shortly after replying to the troll. Despite not being directly responsible for the comment, Prince decided to issue an apology to diffuse the situation.
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“Because it came from my page, I took responsibility and apologized. I was also receiving death threats over this incident,” he added.
Prince emphasized that the insult did not reflect his views and reiterated his respect for the President-Elect.
“This experience has taught me to be extra cautious about who handles my social media accounts,” he concluded.
