Onua TV presenter, Captain Smart, has denied claims of cancelling his interview with social media personality Albert Nat Hyde, known as Bongo Ideas.On the Maakye show, Captain Smart denied knowledge of ever knowing Bongo Ideas, confusing him for one "Bongo Blay". "I don't know that guy. What is his name, Bongo Blay? Bongo Ideas, I've never heard the name before," he said.

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Reports had it that an interview scheduled for Tuesday by Media General's Onua TV to have social media personality Albert Nat Hyde, known as Bongo Ideas, share a recent tragic incident was cancelled at the very last moment.Recent reports had it that Bongo Ideas was kidnapped by some men alleged to be police officers despite the Police Service disputing this claim.

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In a recent interview on DW, Bongo Ideas noted that he has been warned against making comments about President Akufo-Addo.Many hoped that his subsequent interview with Captain Smart, host of Maakye on Onua TV, who has criticised the Akufo-Addo-led government would provide more revelation.However many were disappointed, as the interview did not take place as scheduled.

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Reacting to this development, X user, Asamoah, alleged that the interview was cancelled because of a comment made by Bongo Ideas in the past against Captain Smart involving his controversy with Ras Mubarak during an interview."But couple of hours before the interview, someone sent this to Captain Smart, prompting him of how Bongo ideas insulted him (Captain) with his chest out," he wrote.

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The X post made by Bongo Ideas in 2022 described Captain Smart as an "unprofessional journalist.""Captain Smart therefore angrily cancelled the show with Bongo and warned him never to cross his path. Both Captain and Bongo are in pains," the X user added.

response to the controversy, Captain Smart has indicated that he did receive a photo from an individual that showed some criticism made

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against him by Bongo Ideas.During the Maakye show, he noted that he holds nothing against Bongo Ideas and is willing to interview him. According to Captain Smart, he was excited when he read Bongo Ideas' comments that is said to have allegedly made him cancel the interview.He noted that he sees it as a great opportunity to have a critic."He sent me a photo and he said it is about a guy who is to be interviewed here on Onua.

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"Bongo, I only received that someone said you wrote about me. I really don't care. That was the first time I saw what you wrote. I kept laughing. It is nice that you wrote those things about me. I was happy when I read it. I was like I'm glad I found someone who criticized me on Twitter.""I've told the producer that I want to have an interview with you. Come and let's have a talk. You can fire me and if I have a cause to, I will also fire you.

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Then the show gets exciting. So I know nothing about the young man. I don't know what happened," he said.

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