{"id":772928,"date":"2019-12-28T18:20:15","date_gmt":"2019-12-28T18:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/12\/28\/ive-been-receiving-serious-threat-messages-after-mahama-joke-comedian-ob-amponsah\/"},"modified":"2019-12-28T18:20:15","modified_gmt":"2019-12-28T18:20:15","slug":"ive-been-receiving-serious-threat-messages-after-mahama-joke-comedian-ob-amponsah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/12\/28\/ive-been-receiving-serious-threat-messages-after-mahama-joke-comedian-ob-amponsah\/","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019ve been receiving serious threat messages after Mahama joke- Comedian OB Amponsah"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ghanaian stand-up comedian OB Amponsah has revealed
\nthat he was traumatized by the insults and criticisms heaped on him by some
\nmembers of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) following a joke he said
\nabout the party\u2019s flag-bearer.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The popular comedian during a performance at this year\u2019s
\nedition of Decemba2Rememba mentioned that the name \u2018Mahama\u2019 is synonymous with
\ncorruption in Hausa.<\/p>\n

Deemed an expensive joke, a hail of attacks hit OB
\nAmponsah on Thursday, December 26 \u2013 few hours to his performance at the \u2018Night
\nof 1026 Laughs & \u2019.<\/p>\n

Recounting his torment in an interview with GhanaWeb, OB
\nAmponsah said he contemplated calling it quits after the unwarranted attacks on
\nhis person after that harmless joke.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was tough,\u201d he admitted. \u201cThere was a point I cried.
\nThe threats were crazy. I don\u2019t know how they got my number. When they call you
\nand they don\u2019t get you, they text you the insults. A lot of concerns\u2026 At a
\npoint, I was scared for my [life]. But I had some NDC folks calling me that
\nthey\u2019re trying to calm nerves. It really got to me. There\u2019re ideas that came in
\nmy mind. I almost quit comedy,\u201d OB Amponsah recounted.<\/p>\n

\u00a0There 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. On how he nailed it during the brouhaha, the comedian and optometrist divulged it was not as easy as it seemed. \u201cIt took a lot psychologically. I think Ghanaian acts need psychologists to fine-tune [they\u2019re] minds before [they] go on stage because I really needed that yesterday. I was down. I was broken.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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