Lady Sees the House Built by Her Parents Back in Ghana, Emotional Video Trends

Lady Sees the House Built by Her Parents Back in Ghana, Emotional Video Trends

  • A Ghanaian lady, Erica Afra, returned home after years in London, discovering her parents had build a mansion
  • In a trending video, the TikToker asked her followers if the beautiful house was worth the long wait in the UK
  • Ghanaians reacted emotionally online, applauding Erica's parents for the mansion and sharing their varied views

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A Ghanaian lady finally returned home after spending years of her life in London, and she was overwhelmed by the house she arrived to see.

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A Ghanaian lady returns home after decades in London to find a beautiful mansion built by her parents while she was away. Photo credit: erica afra. Image source: TikTok
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In a video making waves on social media, a young lady of Ghanaian origin, identified as Erica Afra, shared on her TikTok page how she had arrived home to find a massive house built while she was away.

The lady, who claimed to have left Ghana for the UK at the age of five, decided to ask her followers and netizens if the building was worth the years she waited.

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A London-based Ghanaian TikToker identified as Erica Afra shares her emotional reaction after seeing the mansion her parents built for her back home. Photo credit: erica afra. Image source: TikTok
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From her video, the house was a mansion painted white, while some portions of the building were tiled.

The building was full of beauty and looked idyllic, with netizens applauding Erica's parents for their efforts.

Watch the video below:

Lady rejoices over mansion on Ghana return

This is not the first time a lady abroad returned to Ghana and marvelled at her parents' home.

YEN.com.gh had also reported on a viral video showing a lady, known on TikTok as @hejenekkej2626, in an ecstatic mood over the home she came to see.

She was seen running in circles, celebrating in the room, as she expressed astonishment at how beautiful the house looked.

In the viral video, she then filmed the interior of the home and climbed upstairs to show other parts of the multi-storey mansion.

Reactions to lady returning to parents' mansion

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YEN.com.gh collected reactions from Ghanaians who watched Erica Afra's video on TikTok. Some of these comments are below.

X4ander wrote:

"All i want to know is how are african parents doing this on UK salaries while also having children and sending money back home to family? 😭"

K30citty commented:

"And when you ask them for 1£, there is always an excuse. 😭😭😭😭"

Tamardoingshxt said:

"I want this 😭 I don't know my dad's family, but I want my own house in Ghana."

Benjamin Quarm said:

"You will build your dream house in the name of Jesus."

Callmeprincesss said:

"Your parents did a great job! Wow, so beautiful! 😍"

Mz MANDY MORATA commented:

"You’ve got yourself a good family. 🥺"

Lois wrote:

"Must be nice when you’ve been building for 25 years and there is actually a house to account for. ☺️"

Girl rejoices as father builds big mansion

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YEN.com.gh also reported that a Ghanaian lady returned from London and found a mansion her father had secretly built with the money she had sent home.

In a trending social media video, she expressed her surprise and gratitude to her dad, with many social media users praising the dad for his honesty and vision.

Proofreading by Bruce Douglas, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.

Source: YEN.com.gh

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Oluwadara Adebisi (Human Interest Editor) Adebisi Oluwadara is a Human Interest Editor who joined YEN.com.gh in May 2025. He has over six years of experience in press release writing and journalism. He graduated from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, in 2021 with a bachelor's degree in Food Science and Technology. However, he was mentored in journalism and became a certified journalist after completing the Google News Initiative courses in Advanced Digital Reporting and Fighting Misinformation.

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