Entrepreneur and media personality Afua Asantewaa claims that Guinness World Record (GWR) violated their contract by prematurely disclosing the results of her singathon attempt.Speaking on GTV, Asantewaa emphasised that she did not have prior knowledge of the outcome, insisting that the contractual agreement granted her the exclusive right to officially reveal the information before GWR.

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“In the contract we signed I prefixed it until I decide to let it out, they can’t and until they log me, I can’t access my account so until I decide to let it out they(GWR) can’t.”The GWR said this in a statement on X (formerly Twitter) adding that despite the setback they hope she makes another attempt.

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“We’ve seen how inspirational it has been for her fans…We wish Afua the best of luck with any future record attempts,” they noted.They added that the money Afua Asantewaa’s team paid for a priority review has been refunded.Afua Asantewaa in December 2023 took on the challenge to beat the existing record which stands at 105 hours set in 2012.

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Asantewaa endured a five-day singing marathon which began at midnight on Sunday, December 24, 2023, and ended at 7:00 am on December 29, 2023.At the time she ended her record attempt on Friday morning, the young woman had sung for five days, six hours and 55 minutes.

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Watch video below:❗️Breaking: 🇬🇭Ghana’s Afua Asantewaa alleges that the Guinness World Records breached their contract by announcing the result of her singing marathon before she could. 📍Regarding the issue of the @GWR’s refund, the entrepreneur insists that her bank hasn’t notified her about… pic.twitter.com/rBkTqLT7rQ— Kenneth Awotwe Darko (@TheKennethDarko) February 26, 2024

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