Husband Of Afua Aduonum Thanks Kids For Their Understanding: "We Denied Them Love This Christmas"

Husband Of Afua Aduonum Thanks Kids For Their Understanding: "We Denied Them Love This Christmas"

  • A video of Afua Aduonum's husband thanking their children on the sideline of the singathon has gone viral on the internet
  • Kofi Owusu Aduonum said the festive season should have been spent with their kids but thanked them for understanding and supporting their decision to do otherwise
  • Many people who reacted to the video commended Kofi Owusu Aduonum for being a caring husband

Kofi Owusu Aduonum, the husband of Afua Aduonum has expressed gratitude to their three children for understanding their mother regarding her move to embark on a singing marathon.

In a video sighted by YEN.com.gh on the X page of @tv3_ghana, Mr Aduonum, a sports journalist said ordinarily this festive season should have been spent with family but he and his wife chose a different agenda and had the backing of their children.

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Photo of Kofi Aduonum and his wife Afua Aduonum
Kofi Aduonum thanks his kids Photo credit: @Nana Kofi Okraku/Facebbok @jvstlucid/X
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"We denied them love and care during this festive season, and we want to say we love them for understanding us and for praying with us all this while."

He revealed that his wife was going to complete the singathon within a few hours after five days of singing.

At the time of writing the report, the video had raked in over 40,000 views and 30 comments.

Watch the video

Ghanaians commend Afua Aduonum's husband

Netizens who thronged the comment section of the video commended Mr Kofi Aduonum for being a supportive husband.

@qwami stated:

This is LOVE

@star_greatnesz1 wrote:

all this celebs and Politicians who went der no one could even provide water tents for the supporters there not to talk about snacks n drinks sef on Christmas season . Free food tent sef should have been there .

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@mannersjet replied:

When u have a supportive husband u have no problem

@zorrozila indicated:

She deserves it all

@delali_emelda added:

…when you believe in someone. God bless them

Afua's brother speaks

Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that Afra the voice, Brother to Afua Asantewaa Aduonum, said his sister did not rehearse for the sing-a-thon before starting it.

He told Naa Ashorkor that she did not train for the sing-a-thon but hopes to beat the existing record and set a new one.

Afra also explained further that this started as a joke after Nigerian Hilda Baci set a cookathon record.

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Source: YEN.com.gh

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Philip Boateng Kessie (Human-Interest editor) Philip Boateng Kessie started writing for YEN.com.gh in 2022 and is the Head of the Human Interest desk. He has over six years of experience in journalism and graduated from the University of Cape Coast in 2018 with a bachelor's degree in Communication Studies. Philip previously served as a reporter for Graphic Communications Group Limited (GCGL) and as a content writer for Scooper News. He has a certificate in Google News Initiative News Lab courses in Advanced Digital Reporting and Fighting Misinformation. Email: philip.kessie@yen.com.gh.