GWR disqualified Afua Asantewaa, On February 1st, 2023, Afua Asantewaa confirmed that she paid $750, which is equivalent to Ghc 9,286, to the Guinness World Record for a priority review. In an exclusive interview with Joy News, Afua Asantewaa disclosed that she and her team decided to pay for the priority review after waiting for weeks without receiving any official statement from the Guinness World Record about her attempt at the longest singing marathon by an individual.
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Afua paid $650 for a priority review of her sing-a-thon attempt to Guinness World Records. However, there were additional hidden charges, which increased the total amount to $750. According to the official website of Guinness World Records, if an applicant chooses the Priority Application service, they will receive a response within 5 working days, instead of the usual 12 weeks. Today is 22nd February, which is approximately 21 days since Afua’s team paid for the priority review, but we have not received any update on the current status of her attempt.
Has she received the unfortunate news of her disqualification and keeping out of the public domain which is quite obvious because the news of her victory would have been in the news if it was so!
Well, time will tell as we continue to hope for the best possible outcome.
Afua Asantewaa endured a five-day singing marathon that commenced at midnight on Sunday, December 24 and concluded at 7:00 am on December 29.
At the time of ending her record attempt on Friday morning, the young woman had sung for five days, six hours, and 55 minutes.
While addressing the public after her remarkable feat, Afua Asantewaa expressed gratitude to everyone who supported her, including those who showed up at the Akwaaba Village and those who could not.
“At a point, I kept asking which day it was, and I finally got to know that today is Friday. On behalf of my family, team, volunteers, the media, and Ghana Tourism Authority, I would like to say thank you to everyone who participated in this attempt; it has been a smooth journey and a very successful one,” she noted.
