Smith’s
assistant,
Leticia
Sankah
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Leticia
Martekie
Sankah,
the
assistant
Chef
who
supported
Chef
Ebenezer
Smith
in
his
cook-a-thon
attempt
has
pleaded
for
forgiveness
for
the
fake
Guinness
World
Records
Certificate
presented
by
Chef
Smith.
Leticia
Sankah
in
a
Facebook
post
on
Saturday,
July
7
noted
that
she
was
only
helping
her
friend,
Chef
Smith
during
his
record
attempt.
She
further
explained
that
she
was
only
interested
in
showing
her
culinary
skills
and
was
“unaware
of
the
fraudulent
intentions.”
Leticia
Sankah
expressed
her
remorse
for
her
contributions
to
Chef
Smith’s
controversy
and
apologised.
“I
offer
my
sincerest
apologies
for
my
involvement
in
Chef
Smith’s
cooking
marathon.
I
was
unaware
of
the
fraudulent
intentions
and
believed
I
was
supporting
a
friend
in
a
legitimate
endeavor.
“My
intention
was
to
showcase
my
culinary
skills
and
support
someone
I
trusted.
“However,
I
now
understand
that
my
actions
contributed
to
the
situation.
I
take
full
responsibility
for
my
part
and
assure
you
that
I
have
learned
from
this
experience,”
her
Facebook
post
read.
After
ending
her
cook-a-thon
attempt
in
March
2024,
Chef
Smith
on
July
2,
organised
a
press
conference
and
announced
himself
as
the
new
record
holder
for
the
longest
cooking
marathon
by
an
individual.
TV3
receives
confirmation
from
GWR
that
Chef
Smith’s
record
certificate
is
not
genuine
Chef
Smith
at
the
press
conference
organised
at
Labadi
Beach
Hotel,
presented
a
certificate
to
ascertain
that
he
is
the
current
Guinness
World
Record
holder
for
the
longest
cooking
by
an
individual.
However,
it
turned
out
that
the
certificate
was
not
genuine.
Chef
Smith
had
forged
his
own
certificate.
This
was
revealed
after
a
media
organization,
TV3
sought
an
inquiry
from
the
Guinness
World
Record
about
Chef
Smith’s
GWR
certificate.
In
response
to
TV3,
the
GWR
maintained
that
the
current
record
holder
for
the
longest
cooking
by
an
individual
is
still
Alan
Fisher
from
Ireland.
The
GWR
explained
that
Chef
Smith
does
not
hold
any
title
for
the
longest
cooking
record
and
has
not
been
awarded
any
certificate.
‘We
can
confirm
this
is
not
true.
Chef
Smith
does
not
hold
the
GWR
title
and
that
is
not
our
certificate,”
GWR
said
in
its
response
to
TV3.
In
a
dramatic
manner,
Chef
Smith
has
apologised
for
his
actions.
In
a
yet-to-be
aired
interview
with
Accra-based
channel,
GH
One
TV,
he
claimed
his
quest
to
satisfy
his
hunger
caused
his
actions.
He
expressed
remorse
for
his
actions
pleading
for
forgiveness
from
Ghanaians.
“I
apologise
to
the
world
that
I
am
so
sorry,
I
don’t
deserve
to
live
but
my
hunger
caused
my
actions
and
landed
me
this
way.
“I
am
sorry
to
the
entire
nation,”
a
remorseful
Chef
Smith
said
while
wailing
uncontrollably.