Singer-songwriter and sound engineer Kuami Eugene has said “I’m still suffering” from working with rapper Sarkodie on Happy Day.

“I still have to explain myself for the rest of my life, I guess – that I’m not part of it when it comes to it being an NPP song,” the Highlife/Afrobeats star told Hitz FM’s Andy Dosty.

He bemoaned not having a conversation about the song’s political undertones before its release.

“I just felt a little disappointed about it because I’m still paying for it,” he said.

Happy Day, produced by MOG Beatz, was seen by many as a campaign song for President Nana Akufo-Addo’s 2020 reelection. For support, members of the public pointed to the second rap verse by Sarkodie where he saluted the government for the provision of constant light and the implementation of the Free Senior High School (FSHS) policy – a flagship of the New Patriotic Party's (NPP).

Secondly, Sarkodie categorically said, “Nana, toaso” to conclude the verse, right after which Kuami Eugene came back in with his chorus. The controversial sentence, delivered in Akan (Twi) was interpreted to mean Sarkodie was saying Nana Akufo-Addo deserved to be reelected to continue what Sarkodie deemed to be laudable work done in his first four years, even though it could also be interpreted to mean Sarkodie was inviting Kuami Eugene back on to perform his catchy chorus.

Thirdly, the music video released on November 3, 2020 – a month before the presidential election – showed blue and white colours predominantly, seemingly alluding to the NPP’s official colours.

According to Kuami Eugene, he was completely innocent concerning the perceived purpose of the song and its video.

In fact, he said he created the chorus of the song “after I heard the first verse from the senior man [Sarkodie],” indicating he was totally blindsided by the second verse and its perceived call for the support of Nana Akufo-Addo.

Kuami Eugene, alias Rockstar, cited one of the constant attacks he gets from people online, noting someone once asked him if he was aware the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC), where he was cared for after a March 2024 near-fatal accident, was built by former President and flagbearer of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Mahama.

“I’m just a singer trying to entertain and put good music out there,” he emphasised as a response.