Ghanaian filmmaker Socrate Safo has expressed his willingness to support creatives serving in the current government, despite being affiliated with the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP).

In an interview with arts and culture journalist Kwame Dadzie on Joy FM’s Showbiz A-Z, Safo said he is ready to offer ideas to help shape Ghana’s creative sector, regardless of the political administration in power.

“I am happy for the creatives in the NDC. Let’s support them. I support them. I called Rex Omar and asked why he didn’t invite me to the launch of the Blackstar Experience. Because I want to help in any way, with ideas,” he said.

He added that he had already reached out to the Executive Director of the National Film Authority, Kafui Danku, assuring her of his readiness to support her efforts.

When asked if he had intentions of joining the National Democratic Congress (NDC), following his apparent admiration for the support President John Mahama is giving the arts, Safo answered in the negative, stating that “I am NPP.”

Socrate Safo, born John Koranteng Safo, is known for his longstanding contributions to Ghana’s film industry. With a career spanning almost four decades, he is celebrated for directing and producing popular films such as Hot Fork, Sin of the Soul, Church Money, and Love and Politics. His films often touch on controversial themes and have sparked conversations.

Beyond filmmaking, Safo has been deeply involved in arts administration and policy. Under the Akufo-Addo-led NPP government, he served as the Director for Creative Arts at the National Commission on Culture. In that role, he played a significant part in shaping cultural policy, promoting Ghanaian content, and advocating for structural reforms in the sector. He was also a key figure in the push for the Creative Arts Bill, which aimed to formalise and support the creative economy.

Safo has been an outspoken advocate for government investment in the arts, and while he has never hidden his political leanings towards the NPP, he has consistently called for collaboration across political divides for the benefit of Ghana’s creative industry.