Meet Kofi Asamoah The Visually Impaired Ghanaian Man Who Can Ride Motorcycles And Climb Coconut Trees

Meet Kofi Asamoah The Visually Impaired Ghanaian Man Who Can Ride Motorcycles And Climb Coconut Trees

  • Kofi Asamoah, also known as Kofi Amankrado, is a self-assured and multi-talented Ghanaian media figure who is vision impaired
  • Despite his disability, the media personality is able to swim, repair faulty electrical devices, ride motorcycles, and climb trees
  • In an interview with YEN.com.gh, Ghanaian radio producer Godwin Dogbey said it's possible to help Asamoah to realise his dream

Kofi Asamoah, also known as Kofi Amankrado, is a determined and multi-talented Ghanaian media personality with a visual impairment.

Despite his condition, the media personality can swim, repair damaged electrical devices, ride motorcycles, and climb trees without assistance.

Photos of Kofi Asamoah.
Meet Kofi Asamoah the vision impaired Ghanaian man who can ride motorcycles and climb coconut trees. Photo credit: KOFI TV.
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Asamoah told Ghanaian journalist Stephen Kofi Adoma, known professionally as Kofi Adomah Nwanwani, that he once worked with Cape Coast-based media firms Yes FM and Live FM.

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Kofi Asamoah appeals for help

The vision-impaired man displayed his skills by repairing a mast that had developed a technical problem that hampered broadcasting.

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"I will not allow my disability to overshadow my capabilities," he told Kofi Adoma Nwanwani.

Kofi Asamoah requested public support to secure employment at a radio station to become a radio personality.

Speaking to Despite Media radio personality Godwin Dogbey about supporting Kofi Asamoah to realise his dream through his employers, he said:

''We can help him, but I must discuss it with management first. Then we'll invite him to operate one or two things to see how best we can help him.''
''It's something we do once in a while. It's unique that someone visually impaired wants to become a radio presenter. So, I'll speak to my superiors and find what they can do to help,'' Dogbey told YEN.com.gh.

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How peeps reacted to Kofi Asamoah's interview

Many were moved by Kofi Asamoah's resolve to make it in life despite his circumstance.

Emmanuel Kyereh posted:

It's amazing.

Charles Boakye Boateng commented:

I know this man personally, we come from the same town. If I tell you the things this man can do, it will baffle your mind. He is very educated too, soar Higher Amankrado.

Joseph Anas said:

Eiii wooo, this is very serious. It's so amazing.

Amartey Isaac Kisseih commented:

We talk in the morning.

Sirr John reacted:

We have different kinds of blindness, and I think this man's blindness is partial. He really deserves support to archive his dream.

KOFI TV replied:

Sirr John is entirely blind, but his other senses are extremely sharp.

Louise Opoku posted:

That's the power of the subconscious mind.

Bobby Blinkx commented:

I love this guy n how fluent he is.

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Sammy Boakye commented:

How did he manage to do all this? Wonderful.

Justina Ahenkorah said:

He's from my home town, it is true.

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In a previous story, YEN.com.gh reported that physically Challenged Ghanaian learner, Bedu Jeremiah, aspires to establish a career in Ghana's automobile industry as a car designer.

The young Adabraka Presby Basic School student is determined to triumph over the mountains of challenges life has thrown at him to attain this ambition.

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Source: YEN.com.gh

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Nathaniel Crabbe (Human-Interest editor) Nathaniel Crabbe is a journalist and editor with a degree in Journalism from the Ghana Institute of Journalism, where he graduated in 2015. He earned his master's from UPSA in December 2023. Before becoming an editor/writer of political/entertainment and human interest stories at Asaase Radio, Crabbe was a news reporter at TV3 Ghana. With experience spanning over ten years, he now works at YEN.com.gh as a human interest editor. You can reach him via nathaniel.crabbe@yen.com.gh.