{"id":772889,"date":"2019-12-28T16:13:41","date_gmt":"2019-12-28T16:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/12\/28\/i-received-threats-ob-amponsah-opens-up-on-mahama-joke\/"},"modified":"2019-12-28T16:13:41","modified_gmt":"2019-12-28T16:13:41","slug":"i-received-threats-ob-amponsah-opens-up-on-mahama-joke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/12\/28\/i-received-threats-ob-amponsah-opens-up-on-mahama-joke\/","title":{"rendered":"I received threats \u2013 OB Amponsah opens up on \u2018Mahama joke\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"622\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/OB-Amponsah.png\"   alt=\"\" title=\"OB Amponsah\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">OB Amponsah<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Stand-up comedian OB Amponsah has disclosed he was traumatised by the barrage of insults and criticisms heaped on him by some members of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) following a joke he told about the party\u2019s flag-bearer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ THIS: Asempa FM\u2019s \u2018Ekosii Sen\u2019 lists best and worst performing Ministers, Deputy Ministers and State CEOs for 2019<br \/><\/strong> <br \/>The comedian, who has entertained many Ghanaians and foreigners alike with his craft recounting his ordeal, said the attacks broke him to the extent that he contemplated calling it quits.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was tough,\u201d he admitted. \u201cThere was a point I cried. The threats were crazy. I don\u2019t know how they got my number. When they call you and they don\u2019t get you, they text you the insults. A lot of concerns\u2026 At a point, I was scared for my [life]. But I had some NDC folks calling me that they\u2019re trying to calm nerves. It really got to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: About 200 Menzgold customers have received locked up cash \u2013 Management<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The popular comedian during a performance at this year\u2019s edition of Decemba2Rememba made light of many things, including names and meanings as well as the impact of names on people where he mentioned that the name \u2018Mahama\u2019 is synonymous with corruption in Hausa.<\/p>\n<p>Deemed an expensive joke, a salvo of attacks hit OB Amponsah on Thursday, December 26 \u2013 few hours to his performance at the \u2018Night of 1026 Laughs &#038; \u2019.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THIS ALSO: Anthony Joshua angry over possibility of being stripped off belts<br \/><\/strong> <br \/>There were concerns he would not be able to deliver considering how he had been verbally abused but the comedian did not disappoint as he blew the audience away with his witty jokes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OB Amponsah Stand-up comedian OB Amponsah has disclosed he was traumatised by the barrage of insults and criticisms heaped on him by some members of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) following a joke he told about the party\u2019s flag-bearer. 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