A Ghanaian living in the US, Nana Abu Bonsara, said that the stress has prevented him from speaking to his biological mother for the past 12 years.

Nana Abu Bonsara revealed during an interview with DJ Nyaami on SVTV Africa that despite his mother having paid for his journey to the US, they hardly speak. Abu said that 'the stress is too much' but would not elaborate further on why they don't talk.

Nana Abu revealed that he arrived in the US at age 12. According to Abu, he was raised by his grandmother and never really knew who his mother was until he arrived in the US.

So "when I arrived, I was expecting a warm welcome and perhaps a hug, but that didn't happen. The next day, my mom instructed me to cook, but I didn't know how. She hit me with a frying pan, and I ended up in the hospital for three days. Her attitude towards me changed after that."

"We haven't spoken in 12 years. My children don't know her, and she doesn't know them either. I can't say everything because it's a family issue, but I've apologized to her on four different occasions," he said.

Moreover, Nana Abu revealed that he was undocumented for 19 years despite coming to the US under his mother's wings. According to Abu, he asked his mother to help him process it, but she refused. He added that he had to represent himself in court to get his residence permit.