Afua Asantewaa Hails Hilda Baci for Inspiring Her to Attempt GWR, Video Sparks Debate Online

• Ghana's Afua Asantewaa Aduonum threw more light on how she decided to attempt to break a Guinness World Record (GWR)
• She gave credit to Nigerian chef Hilda Baci who awed many with her cook-a-thon attempt in 2022
• Afua Asantewaa's statements have sparked debate on social media, with some Ghanaians expressing discontent with her remarks

Ghanaian broadcaster Afua Asantewaa Aduonum has opened up about Nigerian chef and former Guinness World Record holder for the longest cook-a-thon Hilda Baci, saying that Baci inspired her to embark on a record-breaking attempt.

The vocalist, who had just concluded a 5-day sing-a-thon to break the record of the longest singing streak ever by a human, disclosed that she was motivated by the Nigerian chef's story.

Afua Asantewaa speaks about Hilda Baci inspiring her to break a GWR

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In an interview with TV3's New Day, Afua Asantewaa Aduonum told Naa Ashorkor that following Hilda Baci's Guinness World Record (GWR) success, she was inspired to do the same.

"I do not like being comfortable. When I saw Hilda's attempt, I was like wow, it is an empowerment bit from her end regardless of the result. She really empowered me and inpsired me," Afua Asantewaa said.

Mrs Aduonum stated that in a quest to also break a GWR, she went through the list of records that have been broken to see which one she could do. She then realised that she could sing and decided to go for it.

"I love music and I listen to entertainment reviews a lot and I love entertainment personally. Going through their records, I was looking for something that could benefit anything around my country," she said.

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Mrs Aduonum stated that her passion for music also prompted her to go in for that record and attempt to break it. She said that she realised that it had been about 11 or 12 years since the current record was set.

Video of Afua Asantewaa sharing why she decided to do a GWR attempt.

Netizens react to Afua Asantewaa's video

Below are some of the reactions from Ghanaians as Afua Asantewaa reveals that Hilda Baci inspired her to embark on a GWR attempt:

nanc_y6803 said:

Nigerians will always inspire Ghanaians but due to pride and arrogance Ghanaians don’t like to admit it. Imagine Ghanaians saying Nigerians are competing against them meanwhile the inspiration and motivation comes from Nigeria

naa.lartey said:

Ah Naa she answered your question so well from the beginning why force her to get her say what you wanted to hear or is a Nigeria behind and powering general media too ah why should Nigerians be in our conversation each and every time so we can’t shine alone again eeeeiii now deaa it is Nigeria you want to sell Ghana to anaaa u people should tell us oo hmmm Ghana wake up ooo

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bricanice_legitimate said:

Aah this girl paa… I don’t like the second answer.. letting some people feel proud… mchewwww

naakord_ventures said:

Bro Kofi we need to give you Ghana card

yaalizzywale said:

It’s her desire to be a musician irregardless

kingwildedewilde said:

It's a challenge, she doesn't have to be good at it.

Afua Asantewaa performs Nigeria's Khaid's Anabella in

Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that the sing-a-thon challenger performed Nigerian Khaid's hit song Anabella on her third day.

The performance captivated social media users because she did it with her daughter, who resembles her so much that some netizens asked if she was her sister.

The video of the performance has gone viral on Instagram, attracting scores of reactions from the fans of the Nigerian singer.

Source: YEN.com.gh