Appiah Stadium Insists Starr FM Journalist Speaks Twi During Radio Call-In, Video Goes Viral
- Appiah Stadium stirred mixed reactions on social media after berating Starr FM presenter Naa Dedei Tettey for speaking English during a radio call-in
- Appiah Stadium insisted that she address him in Twi and questioned her Ghanaian identity for not being able to speak the language
- Social media users shared mixed reactions to the video, with some backing his stance that speaking Twi is mandatory as a Ghanaian
- In a chat with YEN.com.gh, cultural activist Nii Kwardey Ntreh condemned Appiah Stadium's behaviour towards the journalist
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Controversial political commentator Appiah Stadium stirred mixed reactions on social media after blasting a Ghanaian journalist for addressing him in English and not Twi.
Source: TikTok
Starr FM presenter Naa Dedei Tettey, who co-hosts Morning Starr, incurred the anger of the popular social media personality after he called into her show on Friday, September 12, 2025.
Appiah Stadium contacted the station to express his displeasure over an interview with the flagbearer of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), Kofi Akpaloo, in which he made certain utterances against Appiah Stadium.
Below is a Twitter video of Kofi Akpaloo speaking about Appiah Stadium.
Appiah Stadium berates journalist for speaking English
In a viral video seen by YEN.com.gh on the TikTok page Caleb Feels, Appiah Stadium, called Naa Dedei and started speaking Twi.
Naa Dedei replied in English, which provoked Appiah Stadium, who insisted that she speak Twi.
He said about 95% of Ghanaians speak Twi and claimed that made it mandatory for her to also speak it.
The TikTok video of their interaction is below.
Reactions to Appiah Stadium and presenter’s confrontation
YEN.com.gh compiled some comments reacting to the video of Appiah Stadium berating Naa Dedei for not addressing him in Twi.
Many commenters agreed with Appiah Stadium’s assertion that it’s mandatory to speak Twi as a Ghanaian, while others pushed back and condemned his conduct as overbearing.
Joshi🇮🇹🇮🇹🇬🇭🇬🇭😎 said:
"It's mandatory to speak Twi, madam."
ThisisAnfield wrote:
"🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😅😅😅😅😅Appiah Stadium is a whole mood 😅😅."
Zee commented:
"Out of the 7-6 ethnic groups in Ghana, only one ethnic group speak Twi. The radio or TV station‘s target audience is Ghanaians and not just Akans, hence English is necessary. Which ethnic group will allow another ethnic group to be used as the official language in the country? Those other countries that do not have English or French as their official language have just one language in the whole country."
Mama Cash official said:
"Asem aba 😹😹😹Appiah ✌✌✌."
wackyBiro wrote:
"His problem was not the Twi Language. He wasn’t ok with something said about him, so let’s address that and not the Twi or English."
LINA commented:
"Why are you all insulting the presenter? Did she force Appiah Stadium to call??."
mnimat544 said:
"The audacity of asking, 'Are you not a Ghanaian?'. Twi is not mandatory. English is an official language; however, if you don’t understand, just be polite and let the person know that you’re unable to speak or understand it. Just be respectful and nice."
Cultural activist condemns Appiah Stadium
In a chat with YEN.com.gh, cultural activist Nii Kwardey Ntreh stated that Appiah Stadium's behaviour was part of a pattern of attempts to impose one language on the wider populace, which risks inflaming ethnic tensions.
"There is a subtle attempt by some people to create a lingua franca for the entire nation. This must not be countenanced since it has the effect of creating disaffection and ethnic tension." Kwadey Ntreh opined.
Source: Facebook
Appiah Stadium jabs Sammy Gyamfi
Previously, YEN.com.gh reported that Appiah Stadium jabbed the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi.
The light-hearted moment occurred when the two NDC-aligned personalities met during the Mining and Minerals convention in Accra on September 10, 2025.
Proofreading by Samuel Gitonga, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.
Source: YEN.com.gh
