By Matty Senghore
Bankole Yao Jojo Ahadzie has asked Gambians to judge him by his ideas and not the rasta deadlocks he carries on his head.
Ahadzie on Friday interacted with the country’s newsmen and newswomen where he announced his plan to run for president. If he wins, he will become the country’s fourth president.
On the issue of his rasta dreadlocks, Ahadzie said: “When I was starting, everybody was saying, ‘no, cut your hair, if you want to be president, you have to cut your hair’. I told them, ‘no, I will not cut my hair’.
“People are saying ‘tell him to cut off his rasta’. They have not even first listened to what I’m going to tell them. why? Because we are a conservative society. It’s all hypocritical. Listen to what I have to say and judge me on what I’m saying and whether it’s possible or not instead of ‘tell him to cut his rasta’.”
Ahadzie also spoke on why he adopted the rasta lifestyle, a lifestyle that resonates well with a lot of Gambian youth.
“What I want and why I’m rasta is that I identify with people that have potential but they’re being squeezed,” he said.
