Appiah Stadium Leaves Despite Laughing in Exchange at Kumasi Airport Weeks After Funeral Incident
- Ghanaian political commentator Appiah Stadium left businessman Osei Kwame Despite in laughter after they met at the Kumasi Airport
- Appiah Stadium briefly appeared to irritate Despite with his usual antics, but the businessman eventually cracked a smile
- Their encounter came after a tense funeral exchange between them in April when the wealthy businessman flashed Stadium a stern look for his inappropriate antics
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Popular Ghanaian political commentator Appiah Stadium left wealthy Ghanaian businessman Osei Kwame Despite laughing after the two met at the Prempeh International Airport in Kumasi.
Source: TikTok
Appiah Stadium shared a video on his TikTok account on Thursday, July 17, 2025, that showed his link-up with the Despite media owner.
The video began with Appiah Stadium shaking Osei Kwame Despite’s hand while they conversed.
Despite let go of Appiah Stadium’s hand to acknowledge the presence of another person beside him, but the political commentator continued to demand all his attention.
The businessman briefly appeared irritated but brushed it off to give Appiah Stadium a playful tap on the shoulder as his continued antics got him to laugh out loud.
Their meet-up occured weeks after Appiah Stadium accosted Despite at a funeral where his antics finally angered the businessman, who flashed him a stern look, forcing him to retreat.
Below is the TikTok video of Appiah Stadium and Despite meeting at the Kumasi Airport.
Appiah Stadium meets Mahama at Kumasi Airport
The political commentator’s encounter with Despite occurred after another similar incident with President John Dramani Mahama at the same airport on Tuesday, July 15, 2025.
Mahama was accompanied by an entourage of top government officials and members of his ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) party on a trip to the Western North Region.
National Chairman of the NDC, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, and the Minister of Interior and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Asawase, Alhaji Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka, among others, were part of the President's entourage.
Despite being in such elite company, Appiah Stadium and his protege, Kwame Ahenfie, approached Mahama, who teased the two for their close bond.
The President elicited laughter as he described Kwame Ahenfie as Appiah Stadium's "National Security coordinator".
The TiKTok video of Appiah Stadium meeting Mahama is below.
Ghanaians react to Appiah Stadium meeting Despite
Social media users shared their reactions to the video of Osei Kwame Despite and Appiah Stadium’s link-up at the Kumasi Airport.
YEN.com.gh compiled some comments below.
Bongo Dybala - Journalist ❤️⚽ said:
"Appiah Stadium 😂🦅🦅."
OBENG MANU wrote:
"The love ❤ is deep."
AYIGBE TOFFEE 😍💯🤑😚 commented:
"Please, I wish to meet you one day, daddy 🥰😂😂."
Appiah Stadium dances Adowa at Mahama event
Previously, YEN.com.gh reported that Appiah Stadium displayed his adowa dance moves during the Ashanti Region leg of President Mahama’s Thank You tour.
In a video, Appiah Stadium joined female Adowa dancers to entertain the large crowd that had converged at the event.
His dance moves impressed some of the attendees, one of whom began spraying him with cash.
Source: YEN.com.gh
