Ghanaian entrepreneur and Guinness World Document aspirant, Afua Asantewaa, has clarified that the only contribution she acquired from a government official throughout her preliminary sing-a-thon try was medicine.
In a March 13, 2025, interview with Nana Romeo, which was shared on Instagram, Afua Asantewaa refuted claims that she had been gifted automobiles and an house by the earlier administration.
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She emphasised that the one merchandise she acquired was medicine to alleviate her sore throat, offered by the previous Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia.
I didn’t obtain something from the federal government. The one factor I acquired was medicine to appease my throat, and that got here from the former vice president when he visited me in the course of the efficiency
Afua Asantewaa additional defined that whereas she was knowledgeable of assorted presents and monetary assist from people and organisations throughout her contest, nearly all of these contributions by no means reached her personally.
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I used to be instructed that folks gave presents and money. Nonetheless, it might be dishonest to assert that I acquired them straight, as I used to be working with a workforce, and most of these things had been dealt with by them. Moreover, some people wore T-shirts bearing my identify, however I don’t also have a document of those that supported me financially.
Mark-Okraku Mantey’s advise
In a separate interview with Accra FM, Afua Asantewaa expressed her disappointment when Mark Okraku-Mantey urged she pursue magnificence pageantry.
I sang a music by Becca, and Mark Okraku-Mantey suggested me to contemplate magnificence pageantry. His phrases harm me.
Regardless of her preliminary response, Afua Asantewaa took the recommendation in good religion and ultimately participated in a magnificence pageant, the place she secured the second place.
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She additionally addressed latest rumours alleging that she had acquired a home and an house from the federal government following her Guinness World Document try.
Lately, I got here throughout on-line claims that I had been gifted a V8 car. Some persons are upset with me, believing that I’ve misused state funds. Nonetheless, this isn’t true. There are additionally false claims that I used to be given an house, however I’m at the moment residing in my own residence.
Ghanaians eagerly await the outcomes of her second Guinness World Document sing-a-thon try.
