Following his daring stunt on the radio and his outspoken criticism of the Nungua authorities regarding the alleged Gborbu Wulomor’s, marriage to a 12-year-old girl, media personality Okatakyie Afrifa was compelled to swallow his pride after coming face to face with the Ga fetish priest.
Consequently, the Morning Show host of Angel FM humbly offered an unconditional apology to the Nungua Traditional Council, the people of Nungua, and the revered leader of Gadangme State, Gborbu Wulomo-Shitse.
The outspoken presenter admitted that he was unaware of the traditional high priest’s esteemed position when he took to the airwaves to express his outrage over the supposed marriage to a 12-year-old.
Afrifa was summoned by the Ga Traditional Council to appear before them following alleged disparaging comments made against Nuumo Gborbu Wulomo-Shitse and King Odaifio Welentsi III.
The meeting is set to take place on Friday, April 12, 2024, at 11:00 am at the Gborbu Wulomo-Shitse’s Palace, also known as the Nungua Gborbu Koo Naa.
The TV personality offered his apology by saying:
“If I claim to be a fighter for human rights and one day I wake up to the news that an MC officiating a programme says even my lord, Osei Tutu (Asantehene) is marrying a 12-year-old child, I would be so angry and I would say it the way I said it.
However, at the time I was speaking on the matter, my understanding of Gborbu-Wulomo was that he was someone like Kwaku Bonsam [a fetish priest] because sitting here I didn’t know the Wulomo was the head of the Gadangme tribe. I thought it was the Mantse who was the head.
“So my understanding of who Gborbu-Wulomo was at the time of making those pronouncements was not that he was the overlord of the Gadangme Traditional Council…. So every Gadangme who is angered has a right to be angry,” he said.
Citing his reverence for traditional leadership, Afrifa-Mensah rendered an apology, noting that he has no interest in tribal squabbles.
“So I will base on that and apologise to the Gadangme community and Gborbu-Wulomo that per the misconception which the MC made the utterances was what I based on to make those statements in anger.
I have respect for tradition and customs but at no point would we hide behind traditions and customs to do the wrong thing. That will not happen today or tomorrow, even if you put a gun to my head I will say it,” he said.
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