Tensions boiled live on radio as a bitter family dispute over paternity, inheritance, and trust rocked Nhyira FM’s Obra programme, leaving a two-year-old girl at the centre of a controversy that refuses to die.
The explosive case was presented by Abraham Appiah Adams, uncle of the late Paul Kwasi Kyeremanteng, who accused his nephew’s widow and her family of deliberately blocking a DNA test demanded by the deceased man’s family.
According to him, the refusal has crippled all efforts at peace and placed the child’s future in serious uncertainty.
Paul Kwasi Kyeremanteng, he said, returned from Europe in 2019 to marry Martha Kyeremanteng, but left Ghana again less than a month after the wedding.
Mr. Adams alleged that Martha refused to move into her husband’s house despite the marriage being formally recognised, raising early concerns within the family.
He further claimed that while Paul travelled abroad first to Italy and later Germany, Martha allegedly had relationships with other men. Those suspicions, he said, deepened when Paul returned to Ghana in 2022 after falling seriously ill and later died in September 2025.
After Paul’s death, Martha gave birth to a baby girl, now two years old.
According to the family, doubts surrounding the child’s paternity became unavoidable, prompting a collective decision to conduct DNA tests for all the children linked to their late brother.
“That was when the real problem started,” Mr. Adams told the host. “Everyone agreed except Martha. She agreed initially, but later her mother stepped in and said the child will not be released.”
The family member who inherited Paul Kyeremanteng’s estate has since taken a hardline position, insisting that he will not take responsibility for the child unless a DNA test confirms Paul as the biological father.
As emotions flared on Obra, host Ohemaa Benewa adopted a calm but firm mediation tone, repeatedly urging all parties to put the child’s welfare above pride and fear.
“This programme is not about witch-hunting anyone,” Ohemaa Benewa stated. “It is about truth, clarity, and peace. When truth is established, peace follows. But when truth is resisted, confusion becomes permanent.”
She added that “if this child truly belongs to the late Paul, then a DNA test is not an enemy—it is her strongest protection for the future.”
Evangelist DeGraft Addae, a regular panelist on the show, issued a stern and emotional warning to the woman’s family, describing their refusal as dangerous and short-sighted.
“You may think you are protecting your daughter today,” he cautioned, “but you are destroying the destiny of an innocent child tomorrow. Release that little girl for the DNA test. If you don’t, this issue will rise again and again, and the child will suffer for it.”
He continued, “Truth does not fear science. Only lies hide from evidence.”
Gifty Donkor, popularly known as Big Mama, lived up to her reputation as a no-nonsense voice on the show, condemning the refusal in blunt terms.
“Let us stop playing games,” she declared. “If the child is Paul’s, the test will speak. If she is not, the test will still speak. What are you afraid of? This stubbornness is not strength—it is cruelty to a child who deserves certainty.”
Lady Gold White echoed similar sentiments, stressing that the emotional cost of silence could be lifelong.
“This is not about the adults anymore,” she said. “It is about a little girl who will grow up asking questions. Give her answers now, so she doesn’t grow up carrying shame, rejection, and confusion she did not create.”
The mediation nearly collapsed when it emerged that the widow had initially agreed to appear on the programme for peaceful adjudication but later failed to show up.
According to the panel, her mother reportedly refused to allow her to come to the studio, shutting down dialogue.
In a closing remark that left listeners both hopeful and tense, Ohemaa Benewa made it clear that the matter is far from over.
“We will not abandon this child,” she said firmly. “This case is still open. Our doors remain open for dialogue, for truth, and for peace. Until clarity is achieved, Obra will continue to follow this matter because the future of an innocent child is too important to be buried under fear.”
As the microphones went silent, one message lingered loudly in the air: this DNA drama is far from finished.
Source: Hannah Addae
