‎Veteran highlife musician Adane Best, real name Joseph Amoah, has disclosed that he became a political target after releasing “Maa Fio” in 2003.

‎According to him, the lyrics “Soldier Go – Soldier Come” in the song were claimed to be a political attack on the then-sitting government, President John Agyekum Kufour.

‎Speaking exclusively on the Max Morning Show in Accra on Thursday, Adane Best indicated that the attacks he suffered compelled him to run away from Ghana to seek asylum in the United Kingdom.

“I never knew what was going on until I realised the ‘soldier go, soldier come’ phrase in the song was deemed to talk about JJ Rawlings because he was a soldier, which Kufour took over from him, and Rawlings wanted to return to the seat,” he stated.

‎Adane Best revealed that machines of Disc Jockeys (DJs) were vandalised if “Maa Fio” was played at events, compelling him to seek asylum in the UK.

‎Aside from “Maa Fio,” he said “Gyata Bi” was also deemed to be a diss track against Rawlings after he cushioned the late Evans Fiifi Atta Mills to win the presidential seat but got neglected in the long run.

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