Ghanaian participant aiming for the 'Guinness World Record for the longest singing marathon' by an individual, Afua Asantewaa Aduonum, has dismissed allegations of leveraging her current media appearances for fame.

In an interview with Joy FM, as reported by GhanaWeb, Afua clarified that her goal is solely to bring pride to her country and nothing more.

She emphasised that if fame were her objective, she could have pursued various other avenues.

Afua urged Ghanaians to offer support instead of making baseless accusations.

“There are so many ways to become popular in Ghana. I am into TV production. I have produced and hosted shows on TV. I can twerk and do a lot of things, but I have decided not to sleep for four days and you think I want fame? No. I can't go through all this stress because of that; I am not focusing on fame at all.

“My father was even crying yesterday because he doesn’t know how I am going to sail through but he has to be there throughout the four days. Why would I put everybody through this stress because of my gain? This is for Ghana's music industry. I can choose to write a letter that I don’t think I can do if Ghanaians think it is for fame," she stated.

Afua Asantewaa's attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the 'longest singing marathon by an individual' is set to take place in Accra from December 24 to 27.

Her goal is to achieve a new record between 117 and 120 hours.

The current record, held by Sunil Waghmare from India, stands at 105 hours and was accomplished in 2012.