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Kwame
Owusu
Fordjour,
better
known
as
Dr.
UN,
has
said
Chef
Ebenezer
Smith
should
have
consulted
him
before
embarking
on
his
cook-a-thon
attempt.
Speaking
in
an
interview
on
Onua
FM,
July
10,
Dr.
UN
clarified
that
he
had
no
idea
about
Chef
Smith’s
cook-a-thon
until
he
was
being
tagged
in
social
media
conversations.
He
told
Nana
Yaa
Brefo
on
Yen
Nsempa,
July
10
that
Chef
Smith
should
have
independently
organized
his
own
cook-a-thon
devoid
of
GWR
accolade
and
that
could
have
earned
him
better
recognition.
He
suggested
that
developing
a
personal
brand
for
the
cook-a-thon
might
increase
its
long-term
viability
and
open
the
door
to
making
it
an
annual
occasion.
Responding
to
a
question
about
what
consultations
he
would
have
given
to
Chef
Smith,
Dr.
UN
said
he
would
have
awarded
Chef
Smith
a
citation
and
ensure
he
gets
some
credibility
by
ensuring
that
a
High
Commissioner
awards
Chef
Smith.
“I
didn’t
even
know
anything
about
Chef
Smith
or
the
cook-a-thon
saga.
It
was
when
someone
asked
me
why
people
were
tagging
me
about
the
issue
before
I
went
to
do
my
research.
“I
think
Chef
Smith
should
have
consulted
me
before
attempting
his
cook-a-thon.
“I
would
tell
him
to
do
the
cook-a-thon
on
his
own
(without
going
under
the
flag
of
Guinness).
He
could
have
branded
his
cook-a-thon
to
be
even
bigger
than
the
Guinness
World
Record
brand.
UN
and
Nana
Yaa
Brefo
“Because
after
the
Guinness
attempt,
they
would
leave
him,
but
if
it
was
his
own
brand,
he
could
continue
with
it
and
even
make
it
an
annual
event,” he
said.
“I
would
give
him
a
positive
citation
which
could
give
him
a
standing
on
his
own.
I
would
even
bring
a
High
Commissioner
to
present
the
award
to
him
to
give
it
some
credibility,” he
added.
Last
week,
Chef
Smith
held
a
press
conference
where
he
announced
himself
as
the
current
record
holder
for
the
Longest
Cooking
Marathon.
TV3
receives
confirmation
from
GWR
that
Chef
Smith’s
record
certificate
is
not
genuine
He
proudly
displayed
a certificate
from
Guinness
World
Records that
was
later
exposed
as
fraudulent.