Shampaign

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Shampaign is a 2016 Ghanaian TV series written by Shirley Frimpong-Manso and co-produced with Ken Attoh. The television series is a political drama that has two season which has thirteen episodes in each season. [1] [2]

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Plot

The movie tells a story of a woman called Naana Akua Quansah is a politician and is seeking to become first female president, as she campaigns with her team citizens in the country bought into her ideology letting her have the mass majority of voter on her side. Things unfolded when she had an accident and she fell into coma, the team had to devise a new strategy by using her twin sister in her place to win power. [3] [4]

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References

  1. "SHAMPAIGN - Sparrow Productions' Intriguing, Captivating and Nerve Wracking Political Drama Returns for An Explosive Second Season". GhanaCelebrities.Com. 2019-02-23. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
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  4. "The race is on for Ghana's 1st female president in Shampaign on Showmax". Showmax Stories. 2020-02-19. Retrieved 2021-01-09.