Celestine Donkor, an award-winning gospel artist from Ghana, has apologized unconditionally to Ewes for her “jokes” regarding their unusual last names.
Celestine Donkor, an Ewe herself, has courted the wrath and discontent of her people when, in a lighthearted appearance on TV3’s “Today Woman,” she expressed gratitude for replacing her maiden name, Akakpo Dosu, with a guy with a less conspicuous surname.
The host, Cookie Tee, who is also Ewe, began the humorous discussion by noting that she had always told her mother that she wouldn’t settle for a man with a large last name. She supported her statement with a few Ewe names.
Maybe both women made jokes about having heavy Ewe surnames and taunted themselves in a lighthearted way.
Celestine Donkor, who has been harshly criticized for demeaning her tribe since the interview went viral on Tuesday, seems that the joke proved to be costly for her.
The Agbebolo hitmaker apologized for her “offense” and asked for forgiveness in a social media post yesterday.
She clarified that the remarks were made in good humor and did not disparage Ewes or their well-known culture.
After giving it some thought, she said she regretted saying those things and acknowledged that “it turned out to be a bad joke, to be an expensive joke.”
“Who am I? I’m just human. Most of the time we go on these interviews, as much as we have a pure heart and a clear mind, it’s not everything we say that we’re pleasing to somebody, and so we take it,” she added.
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“I have proven it over the years in my journey in music that I am a very, very proud Ewe,” adding that her daughters all carry names from the culture.
Celestine Donkor expressed her thanks for the criticism, even though it was not what she had hoped for. She saw it as a loving correction.
“With love and respect to all of you, I take all the comments in good faith,” she stated.
She said these things in addition to the video that she uploaded to Facebook.
“*MEDEKUKU. ACCEPT MY APOLOGY. I AM SORRY.*
Dear Brothers, Sisters, Friends, and Family,
Kindly accept my sincerest apology in this short video. I was wrong. I am sorry. I will strive to do my best as a proud Ewe woman, a proud Ghanaian, and a committed vessel for God’s use. May Almighty GOD, MAWU YEHOWA, bless and keep us all. AKPE(sic)”.
