Joana Quaye’s Alleged Cousin Accuses Delay of Blocking Her Side After RNAQ Interview
- Abena, identified as Joana Quaye’s cousin, granted an interview on April 27, 2026, where she dismissed RNAQ’s Delay Show claims as a calculated public stunt that stirred fresh debate
- Abena argued that proceedings appeared tilted, claiming it was evident RNAQ had a strong influence over the system, a position that has intensified conversations around fairness in the case
- Facing limited access, Joana’s team pursued media platforms to share her account and build public backing, but their efforts were stalled, intensifying calls for a fair hearing
An individual identified as Abena, a cousin of Joana Quaye, has publicly criticised Ghanaian media personality Deloris Frimpong Manso, popularly known as Delay, over claims that she denied Joana an opportunity to share her side of the story.
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Speaking in an interview with Trouble Carlos on April 27, 2026, the alleged relative explained that plans had been made for Joana Quaye, the ex-wife of businessman Richard Nii Armah Quaye (RNAQ), to appear on a media platform to present her perspective.
According to her, the decision was taken after they believed that public engagement could help draw attention to the matter and encourage fairness in the ongoing situation.
She stated that several media houses, including Delay's interviewing show, were contacted as part of the effort to secure an interview platform.
“We noticed that the husband bought the system, and so Joana was not being heard. Wherever she goes, they blog her. So we wanted someone to interview her for people to get to know her story,” she said.
She added that the intention was to ensure that the public could hear both sides, especially if the system was not working in her favour.
Abena indicated that contact was made with Delay back in March 2025. According to her, Delay initially responded, explaining that the timing was not ideal due to ongoing public attention surrounding RNAQ’s birthday.
Watch the full interview with Joana Quaye's cousin in the YouTube post below.
She further stated that Delay proposed a sequence where she would first engage with Joana privately, then interview RNAQ, and later return to interview Joana.
However, she claimed that after Delay obtained RNAQ’s contact details, communication ceased, and subsequent calls were not returned. The situation, she said, became more concerning when Delay later conducted an interview with RNAQ in April 2026.
Abena also argued that several claims made during the interview were inaccurate and that their main objective was to make him look good in the public's eyes.
She added that further attempts were made to reach Delay after the RNAQ interview, to also give Joana a chance, but they later realised that the media personality had blocked them.
Joana Quaye's lawyers clap back at RNAQ
Also, the lawyers for Joana Quaye have clapped back at her ex-husband, Richard Nii Armah Quaye, after his appearance on the Delay Show.
On Saturday, April 25, Richard Nii Armah Quaye appeared on the latest episode of The Delay Show to address the ongoing situation surrounding his divorce from his ex-wife.
During his appearance on the Delay Show, the businessman dismissed claims that his wife played a crucial role in establishing his business.
RNAQ insisted that, contrary to reports that he was broke when they met, he was already rich and even footed the entire bill when they got married.
He also pointed to his car at the time, a VW Passat, as evidence that he was rich before marrying Joana.
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Joana Quaye's lawyers reply RNAQ
In a statement released on Monday, April 27 and signed by former Attorney General Godfred Dame of Dame and partners, Joana Quaye's lawyers dismissed the claims made by Richard Nii Armah Quaye on his Delay Show appearance.
The statement said it was a matter of public record that RNAQ returned from the UK unemployed and that he only founded his businesses after their wedding.
"Whilst denying all the allegations made by Richard Nii Armah Quaye as untrue, we state that the fact of the marriage between the parties in 2010 soon after Richard Quaye's return from a short stay in the United Kingdom in 2009 (at a time that he was unemployed and had none of the properties he owns now) is a matter of public record - record of proceedings of the High Court, Accra dated 13th March, 2024 - and cannot be changed by a self-serving ex post facto interview with "Delay"," the statement said.
It added that both Joana and Richard established Quick Credit and that he later illegally transferred her shares out of her name without her knowledge or consent.
"Similarly, the record of the joint establishment of Quick Credit & Investment Micro-Credit Company Limited in 2011 by the couple after their marriage, with both Richard Nii Armah Quaye and Joana Quaye being the original shareholders, the subsequent secret and illegal transfer of Joana Quaye's shares by Richard Nii Armah Quaye without the knowledge of our client, the use of Quick Credit to acquire properties and set up other companies, are also matters of public record and documented in court proceedings."
Dame and partners added that the interview was a public relations stunt intended to pollute the minds of the public and hinted that it breached the law as it was aired amid the ongoing appeal processes.
The Instagram post with the full details of the six-point letter is below.
Joana Quaye's run-down home surfaces
Previously, YEN.com.gh reported that Joana Quaye's run-down home, allegedly located at Dansoman in Accra, surfaced after Richard Nii Armah Quaye's claims on the Delay Show.
Controversial media personality Afia Schwarzenegger shared a video of the home and its surroundings, claiming most of RNAQ's claims on the show were untrue and vowing to release more evidence.
Source: YEN.com.gh
