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Meet the Ghanaian YouTuber who quit his aeronautical engineering job to tell the African story

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Comment: Ghanaian kind of mindset

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Yaa Mansah
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2020-10-28 07:16:49
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Really?

Does aeronautical engineer has a spot on his face to show?

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Baduwaa on Oct 27, 2020 16:56
Best youtuber from AFRICA periodhe is one of the best in the world as far as Africa goes. Big ups!

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RONG CHAO on Oct 28, 2020 01:14
WADA MAYA NI HAUBOSS SPREAD THE MESSAGE.

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Korti Adolo on Oct 28, 2020 03:05
He is the biggest joke on YoutubeAny idiot from Africa grabs a camera and calls himself the best. Afia Schwa, Anas and the mushroom Pastors, Journalists who think creating a Youtube Channel is the road to fame. The fact that his videos are about promoting Gh ...

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Kwasia on Oct 27, 2020 16:59
SiatoThis guy is the biggest joke.

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wise man on Oct 27, 2020 18:09
He has a LAFAHe has a locally acquired American accent. It makes him sound foolish at times

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Joe USA on Oct 27, 2020 18:45
Illiterate AfricanYou have suddenly acquired an English writing and writing nonsense. You are the biggest fool.Why didn't you write in your native language You illiterate African!

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Akua Donkor Jnr on Oct 27, 2020 20:44
American accent is the bestIt means he’s a smart guy.

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Royal on Oct 27, 2020 18:25
Re: SiatoYou are rather a joke. Do you know him at all? I don’t blame you, because you are a village champion. If you are enlightened enough, you would have known him.

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Koku on Oct 27, 2020 18:59
Look at uIf only u find time to watch his videos, u will realise how educative they are. U call someone with 550k subscribers a joke? Sorry

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Zero% on Oct 27, 2020 21:44
WODE MAYA IS SPECIALAs usual losers finding fault. Wode Maya has accomplished something special . His followers come from all over the world. The half million to million viewers must find something valuable in his vlogs. Trust a few "sour grape ...

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Kwabena on Oct 27, 2020 19:14
WODE IS DOING AN EXCELLENT WORKWhy the insult Bro? Wode is doing an excellent job which our political and media elites should have be doing - let the world knows that there is so much good in Africa than they tell us and the world. Perhaps you have ...

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Joe Canada on Oct 27, 2020 22:13
Aboafunu carcassHe is the type of youth Africa needs to develop our continent. Despite all the shortfalls in the continent, he chose to be patriotic and showcase the positive side of Africa instead of you morons always insulting Africa and t ...

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Kwasia on Oct 27, 2020 16:59
SiatoThis guys is the biggest joke

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Joe USA on Oct 27, 2020 18:40
Blockheads, slatoBuckhead, slato or whatever you call yourself. You have a very low IQ !This Wode Maya is playing his role as an African and you who has nothing to show in life making a stupid comment.

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kiki on Oct 27, 2020 17:01
very goodExcellent vlogger.

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Raspinto on Oct 27, 2020 17:01
WE ARE ALL EQUALBravo bro..U made It and Keep the flag high

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Akua Donkor Jnr on Oct 27, 2020 17:03
Berthold Kobby Winkler , really?I salute Wode Maya for changing his slavery name to an African pride. Is Berthold Kobby Winkler an African and for that matter a Ghanaian? This is why I have always told my Fanti siblings to not attached all these English ...

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AJ Jones on Oct 27, 2020 17:38
Learn your history. Akua DonkorAkua Donkor, point of correction. If wode is from western region then he is not an Fante but rather an Ahanta....thanks. the real Fantes are those in Ogua Cape coast and it's sounding.

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Osebo on Oct 27, 2020 20:46
Akua Donkor is rightDid your comment address the point Akua Donkor raise ?

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Yaa Mansah on Oct 28, 2020 05:38
False logicWhy does it have to be automatic that when you're from Western, you MUST be Ahanta? Fantes or even an Ashanti can't decided to settle and live in T'di?

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Pee on Oct 27, 2020 17:10
Mr. Ghana BabyAya Maya....big love keep lifting Africa proud of u

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Lomotey on Oct 27, 2020 17:10
WHERE WAS THE AERONAUTICAL JOB!The Article says he has been applying for a job which he gets refused. Where does it say he quit his aeronautical job.?

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Kofi on Oct 27, 2020 17:22
Re: WHERE WAS THE AERONAUTICAL JOB!I suspect he quit his profession (aeronautic engineer) to become a vlogger. Cos like you said, he had been applying for jobs without success... cause of racism.

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Success on Oct 27, 2020 17:41
stupid wanna be whiteswhile we ar here n keeps watchn chinesse movies,giving them our lands,resources and they dont even think we ar humans. stupid us. lets know how to develop our country. certificates is killing africans.

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Yaa Mansah on Oct 28, 2020 05:43
It's greed and selfishnessMahama gave things free to these hate-filled Chinese, and Nana is entrenching that feat much deeper. It's unbelievable when you stay back and contemplate the harm we're doing to the country inviting Chinese into every thing i ...

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JAQEN HA'GHAR on Oct 27, 2020 17:44
ONE OF THE BEST; WELL-DON & STAY FOCUSEDWode Maya is known worldwide. he has promoted the image of Ghana and Africa than any tourism ministry/tour agency in Africa. One of the best vloggers; he's also a selfless person who wishes and encourages people. The best ...

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Okromansa on Oct 27, 2020 17:54
Re: Meet the Ghanaian YouTuber who quit his aeronaYou all shut up and go watch his videos. The guy is putting Africa on the map.

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Baduwaa on Oct 27, 2020 18:00
OkromansaAfrica is already on the map.

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Kwabena on Oct 27, 2020 19:25
... FOR ANY GOOD REASON?.... But not for the good reasons, Baduwaa. I lie? Tell me how many media (Print, TV, Radio and Social media) contents have portrayed Africa as decent continent to live in. Check out the investment preferences/destinat ...

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SAM on Oct 27, 2020 18:24
Re: Meet the Ghanaian YouTuber who quit his aeronaCongrats but don't downplay the importance of formal education! IF you were not communicating in English, you would not have reached such a large audience. Thank you!

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Castro, USA on Oct 27, 2020 19:01
MAYAExcellent response ! I guess he will go and interview folks in Rwanda, Nigeria and All those African enclaves in Fante/Ashanti. Great job for the spirit to tell African story but blindly denigrating "FORMAL EDUCATION" was mar ...

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.niibi on Oct 27, 2020 18:29
Great contentAlways a delight watching your channel. Great job !!

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Alimu on Oct 27, 2020 18:48
Re: Meet the Ghanaian YouTuber who quit his aeronaWhen we say the best comes from the west ,we are not referring to fantes but Ahantas.I mean great Ahantas.we are the real westerners.fantes are in central if you don’t know ask Nana Aba.

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Joy on Oct 27, 2020 18:54
HiReally? Is he the lazy type or what?

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Cholly P on Oct 27, 2020 19:07
Re: Meet the Ghanaian YouTuber who quit his aeronaGreat youtuber that Africa needs

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Kweku on Oct 27, 2020 19:40
Wode Maya is a great YouTuberWode Maya is a great YouTuber and has very interesting and educational YouTube videos on Ghana and on Africa.

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Piiiii on Oct 27, 2020 19:42
Let NANA ADDO HEAR THIS SENSEAll Nana think is loan loan loan loan with 40 years payment plan while he knows he won't live that long.... Aboa Aboa, kwasiasia, jimi jimi Belebele

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Foker on Oct 27, 2020 19:44
Really?Did he actually get a job as an engineer? I don't it! I will not quit a well paid aeronautical engineer to become a blogger!

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Common sense on Oct 27, 2020 20:04
Re: Really?Haha you clearly have no idea the amount successful youtubers make, look it up and you'll be shocked.

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Nayou on Oct 27, 2020 20:13
Re: Really?Do you know the average salary of an engineer in China?

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Khujo on Oct 27, 2020 23:48
Wade MayaLol, you’re clearly not an engineer or have the credential to be one. If you did then you will also understand the financial trajectory that Wade Maya is heading to. At almost 600,000 subscribers, Wade is surely on his way ...

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Yaa Mansah on Oct 28, 2020 05:54
So you're not him!You didn't read the article then? And you're placing the cart before the horse? Get on, read the article, and you'd find a reason to appreciate how big he's doing comparatively, finance-wise I mean. Do you know why people ...

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Anamoah gh on Oct 27, 2020 19:50
Meet the Ghanaian YouTuber who quit hisBig ups bro.but can one call him or herself aeronautical engineer if only you have been trained but has not really worked anywhere in that field? Am asking this because there is no where in the article that he was working and ...

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TASE on Oct 27, 2020 20:21
Re: Meet the Ghanaian YouTuber who quit hisWode maya is not the author of the article. pls direct enquiries to the author, the editor of ghanaweb etc. then again who told you after graduation from a programme you do not qualify to hold yourself as such. are you insinu ...

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ROVER TASE on Oct 28, 2020 00:24
ING IS AN ING, PRACTICING OR NOTWode maya is not the author of the article. pls direct enquiries to the author, the editor of ghanaweb etc. then again who told you after graduation from a programme you do not qualify to hold yourself as such. are you insinu ...

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Askeep on Oct 27, 2020 20:02
Reminds me of African student in ChinaThis book was written by one Kofi Nti from Hohoe. The book was banned by Nkrumah but revealed the racist that Chinese are . But heh we deserve all the discrimination we get . Even in Ghana charcoal faced stupid forest chimp l ...

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Nayou on Oct 27, 2020 20:19
Re: Reminds me of African student in ChinaAskeep, eczema infested, cat eating, trokosi, ancestor of thieves complaining about racism?

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Ras on Oct 27, 2020 20:52
Quit his job?I thought he was finding it difficult to get a job.

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BT on Oct 27, 2020 21:19
Meet the Ghanaian aeronautical engineer.Ask people from other black African countries their experiences in South Africa... Black man to another black man. Or even just next door, Nigeria, how they treated Ghanaians in the 70's.

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Jeffery on Oct 27, 2020 21:21
Good effortGood initiative, but carrying a chinese name(identity) still colonized mindset. Youtube may be lucratic but it is still not an official job so he should divert the money into business. Hope Ghanaians will search for him n sub ...

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Yebopwer on Oct 27, 2020 21:23
Really?Gyimi, gyimi. How can this comedian be an engineer? By the , Africa is a continent of 54 countries so how can you talk about Africa not having visited ir lived in all countries? Gyimi piii!

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ROVER on Oct 28, 2020 00:20
BUSHMAN YEBOPOWERYEBOPOWER, DO YOUR RESEARCH BY JUST TYPING WODE MAYA ON YOUTUBE, WKIPEDIA ETC...THEN SHAME YOURSELF. DON'T COMMENT ON ISSUES U HAVE NO FILA ON. WODE MAYA IS A TRAINED AERONAUTICAL ENGINEER, WORKS FOR HIMSELF NOW AS A FREELANC ...

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Yaa Mansah on Oct 28, 2020 07:16
Ghanaian kind of mindset

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Sly on Oct 27, 2020 21:33
Good but stop d village boy narrativeI just watched some of the videos but my problem is the "the village boy" slang he always starts with and that defeats the "changing the narratives project" These whites think we live on trees and villages and u confirm to th ...

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John koby on Oct 27, 2020 21:39
Re: Meet the Ghanaian YouTuber who quit his aeronaThe biggest fools are those peaple who sit there doing nothing but open their big stinking mouth insulting good young man doing his best to promote Africa. Those criticise him what are they doing for themselves?

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Kofi K on Oct 27, 2020 21:55
Even Jesus Received InsultsFeel yourself cursed if everybody in this world loves you. No matter who you are some people will talk bad about you. Hmmmm, what a funny world. This guy is doing a great job promoting Ghana and Africa to the world. Let’s h ...

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mabel on Oct 27, 2020 21:57
wade mayaKodus man i really admire ur talent and dedication to ur talent and job pathway,u are an inspiration to me that sometimes u shd check where the wind is blowing for u to sail.ur determination hv paid the price.my little advice ...

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#Newsreel on Oct 27, 2020 22:22
Thoughtful Words Will Help!Why is he down playing formal education? Unbelievable!! Some of his pronouncements are not carefully thought through. A great guy but needs to carefully think about what he says. Words have the power to make or break.

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Khujo on Oct 28, 2020 00:07
Re: Thoughtful Words Will Help!Where did he downplay formal education? He

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Tom on Oct 27, 2020 23:04
Re: Meet the Ghanaian YouTuber who quit his aeronaWhere was he working as an aeronautic engineer before quitting?

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Takyi on Oct 28, 2020 04:08
Neo-colonizationWe are almost there. If Ghana can free a an accused in exchange of 2billion dollars. What shows that China won't colonize Africa in the years to come. We should vote wisely.

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Hamilton on Oct 28, 2020 05:47
Re: Meet the Ghanaian YouTuber who quit his aeronaBravo.

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Vivi on Oct 28, 2020 06:56
Re: Meet the Ghanaian YouTuber who quit his aeronaIt is unfortunate that those insulting him haven't traveled outside the shores of Ghana before so they don't know the importance and how educative his contents are.If they do,I'm sure they won't insult him and they will unde ...

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.Fifi on Oct 28, 2020 07:06
THEY HAVE ALREADY COLONIZED AFRICASoon there will be 20 million chinese in Africa?? How many in ghana now?? 1 million?????? Crazy !!

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Phille on Oct 28, 2020 09:26
Re: Meet the Ghanaian YouTuber who quit his aeronaWode Maya has always been on top of his game! His LAFA is killer though. Makes him more fun to watch. Love you bro!

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Kojo Eshun. Atlanta,Georgia on Oct 28, 2020 11:03
Re: Meet the Ghanaian YouTuber who quit his aeronaSee this guy Wode Maya is doing a marvelous job to raise the image of Africa to the outside world. Someone fluent in Mandarin language alone is a force to reckon with. Mandarin is widely spoken language the world over. Keep u ...

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John Nsorbilla on Oct 29, 2020 08:32
Positive workPoor people always Complain , Criticize and Condemn successful people..

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Ayaloo on Oct 31, 2020 16:38
A “win” win cooperationThe sky is the limit guy, move on with God on your side

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