Obaapa Akua Adutwomwaa, popularly known as Sweetakua, is a Ghanaian woman now based in the UK, where she has lived for under five years. Residing in Milton Keynes, Sweetakua shared her heartfelt and emotional life journey on SVTV Africa’s Daily Hustle Worldwide with DJ Nyaami.
Sweetakua recalls her early life in Ghana, where she once ran a wine shop in Kumasi called Abigee Mama. Being the daughter of a pastor, she faced backlash from people who criticized her for opening a bar in her father’s house. She later moved to Accra and visited occasionally.
One of the most painful memories she shared was about her mother.
“One day, my mom sat in my car on the way to a funeral. She asked me for money, but I didn’t give it to her. She went to use the sink and collapsed. She died there.” Her mother’s death became a turning point, and shortly after, she got the opportunity to travel to the UK—a dream her father had long pursued for her.
Before traveling, Sweetakua sold goods in Kejetia market. As she approached 40, she prayed desperately for change.
“I told God not to let me see blessings and miss them. A week before my birthday, I received a call about my visa,” she shared. A friend even paid for her plane ticket.
She comes from a large family—five siblings in total—with some living in Germany, Dubai, the UK, and one still in Ghana. Sweetakua got married at 19, but although the marriage didn’t last, she and her husband went their separate ways peacefully until his passing. He was a DJ at Ash FM. Since then, she’s never remarried.
Sweetakua explained that her life took a positive turn when she gave up casual relationships and stopped confiding in the wrong people.
“Not everyone who smiles at you loves you,” she warned.
She also shared a terrifying story about nearly being used for rituals by a man who offered her ₵100 million and asked her to buy a bag for him. Inside the bag was a python and money soaked in vomit. She narrowly escaped, prayed for protection, and the man eventually died in a VIP bus in Kumasi.
In the UK, Sweetakua has worked hard to stabilize her life, though stress has taken a toll.
“I was married recently for just three years, but it brought me so much stress,” she admitted. “Long-distance marriages are risky—many men only marry to get papers and later bring their real girlfriends from Ghana.”
Now at 42, Sweetakua has no children and no husband.
“I cry a lot,” she confessed. “But I try not to let people with families say things that will hurt me. What I’ve been through, many haven’t.”
She still hopes to have a child one day.
“I won’t let age stop me. I keep my soul happy. I believe someone will come who can give me a child.”
She recounted how her late mother once wished for her to get pregnant before traveling. She also remembered a woman who got pregnant but chose not to give birth because she wanted to go abroad—now she’s wealthy, but childless and filled with regret.
Sweetakua recalled a man in the UK who constantly called home about building his house in Ghana. Sadly, he died by the roadside before ever living in it.
“My brother once prophesied that he would travel abroad, and it came true. I believe in divine timing.”
Though she has never returned to Ghana and doesn’t plan to, she finds peace in the UK.
“My dad and siblings are all here. I have peace here. Maybe I’ll go to America instead—my cousins are there. But Ghana? Friends there hurt me deeply. I’ve learned that choosing work over your health is dangerous. We must be careful.”
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