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Africa-Press – Ghana. <\/strong><\/span>Private legal practitioner, Kofi Bentil is celebrating Afua Asantewaa, a Ghanaian woman, for attempting to break the Guinness World Record for the longest Sing-A-Thon.<\/b><\/p>\n

He says Asantewaa is already a winner.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe most compelling act this season was not a great performer but a lady who demonstrated determination to achieve her goal even if her voice was gone. Point is, it\u2019s not about how pretty your journey is, but that you start, you persist and finish!! Afua is already a winner #singathon,\u201d he wrote on Facebook.<\/p>\n

Former President John Dramani Mahama also observed that her effort has brought global attention to Ghana and a chance to showcase the strength, agency, and industry of Ghanaian women.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfua Asantewaa, a young Ghanaian woman, is on her fourth day of attempting to break the Guinness World Record for the longest Sing-A-Thon. She has some 25 hours left to break the existing record and her tenacity is worth celebrating.<\/p>\n

\u201cHer effort has brought global attention to Ghana and a chance to showcase the strength, agency, and industry of Ghanaian women,\u201d the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) wrote on his X platform.<\/p>\n

Afua Asantewaa, a young Ghanaian woman, is on her fourth day of attempting to break the Guinness World Record for the longest Sing-A-Thon.<\/p>\n

She has some 25 hours left to break the existing record and her tenacity is worth celebrating. Her effort has brought global attention to…<\/p>\n

\u2014 John Dramani Mahama (@JDMahama) December 27, 2023<\/p>\n

Ghana\u2019s Afua Asantewaa Aduonum is on a journey to break a world record for the longest individual singing marathon.<\/p>\n

In her attempt to break the Guinness world record by Sunil Waghmare, an Indian who sang for 105 hours in March 2012, Afua has been singing Ghanaian songs back-to-back at the Akwaaba village.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Ghana<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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