Ace Black Stars midfielder and Chelsea star, Michael Essien is under fire on social media after throwing his weight behind the LGBT community in Ghana.
The highly respected Ghanaian footballer who started his career here in Ghana has left many disappointed after endorsing the need for queer rights to be respected in Ghana.
In a post on Essien’s official Instagram account (@michaelessien) he said, “We see you, we hear you, we support you. Our LGBTQIA plus community in Ghana“
Essien’s post, however, did not sit well with Ghanaians who have max respect for the footballer.
According to a follower of the footballer on the glamourous platform, the post – which has been deleted – has cost Essien to lose over 500,000 followers in less than 24hrs.
Asiedu Mends wrote; “Then Michael Essien get 1.9M before he post the trumu trumu thing , rydee he dey 1.4M .. Herh squad no dey joke like that”
UPDATE:
Further checks conducted by Gossips24.com reveal the footballer has been stuck at 1.4 million followers since January 2021.
This was confirmed by a post he made on January 21, 2021 where he had 1.4 million Instagram followers, the same number of followers he had at the time of this update (March 2, 2021).
SOURCE: Gossips24.com
