Veteran Ghanaian actress Irene Opare has hit back at media personality MC Yaa Yeboah following comments she made about her recent appeal to President John Dramani Mahama.

Earlier, in an interview with Nkonkonsa, Irene Opare pleaded with Mahama to “turn and look at her,” stating that she felt ignored by the party despite her long association with the pre‑NDC era.

"Mr President, I know you know me. This is your Clean Mama; all I want to say is, please turn your back and look at me. I'm standing right behind you. Just turn and look at me," she said.

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Her statements sparked a response from MC Yaa Yeboah, who claimed the veteran actress was “begging” for assistance.

In a sharp rebuttal, Irene Opare rejected that tag, insisting she is well established and not seeking handouts.

She explained that her appeal was tied to her upcoming 60th birthday project, dubbed Clean Mama, rather than personal needs.

"I want Yaa Yeboah to know that I am well established. I am 60 years old, and maybe you don't know anything about me or know my house, but I am well established. I am not begging. You are a journalist, and you have to listen to the whole conversation.

"She should listen to it very well before she talks because I am not begging... I was asked by Nkonkonsa during the interview if the NDC has assisted me since they came to power, and I made him aware that I am even a pre-NDC. So, all I asked was for the government to sponsor my Clean Mama project. I even said that because Nkonkonsa asked me what I wanted for my 60th birthday," she said.

Irene Opare cautioned Yaa Yeboah against making uninformed statements about her, adding that she would not allow her name to be dragged through the mud.

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"Go and listen to the whole interview before you talk. If you use bloggers' captions on social media to make a statement, you will be wrong. When he asked me about the issue with the president, I didn't want to even comment; that is why I paused... I don't want to use an F-word on your people," she fumed.

The veteran actress further said angrily, "I don't take shit; tell Yaa Yeboah to just shut up because she can be my daughter. That should be her first and last. If she claims she is a journalist, she should go and read everything before she comments."

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