Rumours of a long-standing rift between media personalities Ohemaa Woyeje and Deloris Frimpong Manso, popularly known as Delay, have once again surfaced, but Woyeje says there is no truth to them.
Speaking in an interview with Nana Romeo on Okay FM, the Ghanaian media personality dismissed suggestions of bad blood between the two, insisting their relationship has never been marked by conflict.
“I don’t have any issue with Delay. We used to work together at Top Radio. We’ve never had any issue at all,” she stated.
Woyeje explained that the speculation may have stemmed from the circumstances surrounding Delay’s departure from Top Radio years ago, an event that eventually led to her stepping into a more prominent role at the station.
According to her, management was caught off guard by Delay’s planned exit because the broadcaster had not formally communicated her intentions. She said the station only became aware of the situation after receiving information on a Sunday evening, shortly before Delay’s weekday programme was due to air.
“So she had planned secretly to leave and did not inform management. It was until Sunday evening that someone informed management about her intention to exit the station. Meanwhile, her show was on weekdays,” she explained.
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Faced with the sudden vacancy, management moved quickly to find a replacement. Woyeje recalled receiving a call from the station manager that same evening asking her to take over the show the following day.
“He called me that Sunday evening to replace Delay the next day. He said he had noticed that I was good at the news presenting I used to do and, since I was a female, I was the best pick,” she recounted.
She accepted the challenge and said the transition came with significant pressure. To help maintain the programme’s audience, colleagues advised her on how to approach the role and even suggested that she avoid introducing herself by name during the early days of the show.
“They had to save the station from collapsing because Delay was very powerful. So when I came on air, those who would have tuned off if they didn’t hear her voice still stayed tuned because they could hear a woman’s voice,” she said, adding that only Delay’s most loyal fans left in search of her.
Reflecting on the impact of the move, Woyeje acknowledged that the station’s decision may have affected Delay’s ability to transfer her entire audience to her new platform.
“It saved the station but it affected her in a way. Maybe because the numbers she would have taken to where she went wasn’t what eventually went,” she disclosed.
Despite the lingering public narrative, Woyeje stressed that professional developments at the station never translated into personal hostility between the two women.
“Delay and I have no issues. It is just fake news,” the media personality stressed.
Watch her statement below.