Hello Chris-Vincent,
I will start by saying I love reading your blog especially the pieces you write yourself. Your articles come with wit and authority and these have made be a long fan of your blog.
Having said that, I will like to ask; why is that all of a sudden Yvonne Okoro’s movie-Contract winning awards at the 2014 Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards make Ghana proud? The last time I checked from this blog and a piece you wrote yourself, she was a Nigerian and not a Ghanaian.
So when Yvonne Okoro wins an award, she is a Ghanaian and when her sister wants to compete for Miss Ghana, the Okoros all of a sudden become Nigerians. Is that fair? You pushed things to the extent that the young girl was robbed of her Miss Ghana crown. To be frank, your article and the controversy it generated was the reason she was not given the crown she clearly won.
The Hypocrisy in the above is obvious and therefore I do not have to make this a long rant. I think you Ghanaians especially people like you must take both the good and bad and not select when someone is a Ghanaian and when someone is not as you have done with Okoro.
Regards,
From: Adeola/Naijababe/Amsterdam
Hello Adeola,
To be frank, I was lost as to where I made the assertion that Yvonne Okoro or her sister is not a Ghanaian.
But since you mentioned Miss Ghana, I think I remember where you wrongly picked up your information from.
Let me also point out that, I respect Yvonne Okoro for her talent and passion—and her hustle…
However, it does not mean that the above should buy my conscience to the extent that I cannot state the obvious truth.
My argument in relation to Yvonne Okoro’s sister’s Miss Ghana participation was and still remains that, there are certain positions best held by citizens of full allegiance—and not dual citizens.
To say I caused her not to be crowned Miss Ghana is a little over the top. I do not work for Miss Ghana and do not have any real influence as to who they decide to crown. What I did at the time was to express a truthful opinion and probably lead an honest debate as to who rightly deserves to be Miss Ghana (though controversial).
So no one has claimed Yvonne Okoro or her sister is not a Ghanaian. If I am not making a mistake, I think we will all agree that Yvonne Okoro’s Contract is a Ghanaian production—and therefore, I don’t get where you are coming from.
All the same, thanks for writing in…
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tweaaa no comment!
Who said Tewaaaaaaaaaaaaaa? Are you my co-equal lol
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Adeola did you even look at the winners list before writing this? I guess you didnt else you will note that shirley won if not all, most of the awards for Contract and not Yvonne herself. Did she win best actress or anything? So technically Yvonne didnt win any award.
To be fair to Chris, he didnt say Roseline was not Okoro. You really think we should have allowed her to win Miss Ghana? tweaaaa
I totally agree with Adeola Aka naija babe,
What do you agree with? Actually Shirley and Ken won and Herty won most of the awards not Okoro so Adeola or whatver is wrong and I don’t think Chris also said the girl was not a Ghana. I have just read the whole article again
Shut the hell up what do you know? Where you on here when this whole drama started? If you were here you wouldn’t defend chris or anything.
Thank you
You welcome miyagi.. Long time how you doing?
I’m good my dear hope you too
What is the writers problem? Who wants Okoro to be Miss Ghana? Are we still on about this? Okoro won an award so what? Is she the first person to win? Several other full Ghanaians have own same awards in the past so gerrout
This article suppose to be giving to the navy men and women on the atlantic ocean not us, what is a sence in all this?? Adeola or watever go think something serrious not unneccesory article
this article the lady wrote is really really not necessary….
The kind of ignorance displayed here is unimaginable. Should it take a lawyer or a Judge to tell you xenophobia’s that the Okoro sisters are full blooded Ghanaians? If you have any problem concerning their Ghanaian citizenship please go and change the constitution.