Eric Toscar, a member of Afua Asantewaa’s team, has released screenshots supporting the sing-a-thon star’s assertion that she could not access her account logins at the time Guinness World Records (GWR) communicated the result of her attempt.
Earlier, Afua Asantewaa dispelled claims that she deliberately hid the results of her failed sing-a-thon attempt.
“Regardless of whether it’s successful or unsuccessful, I would have shared it with Ghanaians. So, I spoke about a miscommunication with GWR… It had to do with my login account; I don’t have access. So, as I sit here, I don’t have official documents to even post on my social media. I can’t access my account,” she earlier stated.
Her comment ignited reactions, with some individuals accusing her of dishonesty. They argued that her excuse was problematic, insisting that she knew about the disqualification but decided to conceal it to keep enjoying the benefits of having embarked on the challenge.
To counter the negative narrative surrounding Afua Asantewaa, Eric Toscar released screenshots on February 26, 2024. These images spanned moments when the Guinness World Records acknowledged receipt of the evidence of her record attempt, when she sent money for priority processing, and notably when she complained about not being able to access her logins.
In the provided screenshots, it is evident that on Thursday, February 22, a day before the results were announced, Afua Asantewaa had complained to the Guinness World Records through Instagram, expressing her inability to access her account.
In response, the organization promised to help sort out the issue.
GWR officials on Friday, February 23, 2024, disclosed that Afua Asantewaa was unsuccessful. This was announced via X when a tweep asked the organization about the outcome.
After a further probe by Joy FM’s Kwame Dadzie into the disqualification, the entity stated that Afua Asantewaa’s sing-a-thon attempt was thwarted because the guidelines around rest break timings were not met.
“Afua Asantewaa’s sing-a-thon attempt was not successful due to guidelines around rest break timings not being met. These rules are standard across all of our ‘longest marathon’ records. We’ve seen how inspirational it has been for her fans…We wish Afua the best of luck with any future record attempts,” the statement contained.
Shortly after Guinness World Records announced Afua’s unsuccessful venture on February 23, 2024, she took to social media and stated that she received the news of the outcome just moments before hosting a gala dinner and the launch of the Lebanese Scholarship Alumni Network, attended by President Nana Akufo-Addo.
This statement was the beginning of the controversy and backlash as some argued she knew about the decision even before the tweet from GWR.
Afua Asantewaa Speaks Amidst Trolling
Ghanaian entrepreneur, Afua Asantewaa Aduonum revealed that she has been nothing but honest to Ghanaians regarding the results of her Guinness World Records attempt.
According to her, she lost her login details to her GWR account for which reason she could not break the news of the outcome of her attempt.
she asserted that she lodged a complaint to Guinness, urging them to review her account because she still could not access it and needed the official documents to make a statement.
“If I have to do this a million times to get it right, I will do it – if I really want to – I can with or without anybody’s permission. So why will I hide the result from the public, no way. I am not the type that will come crying. It is like you are looking for public sympathy,” she said.
She also emphasized that Guinness refunding her is not an indication of them stating she couldn’t break the record or that she failed.
“Refund is not is not a confirmation of a success or unsuccessful attempt, even if they refunded me on the 8th of February, I did not receive anything of that sort,” she further added.
Afua admitted that many Ghanaians were emotionally invested and anticipated positive results for which reason they were sad that they did not hear the results from her.
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