“I will never let my child or any family member choose driving as a profession.” These were the words of a distraught commercial car driver, Kojo Nkansah.
The middle-aged man, who migrated from his village near Assin Fosu in the Central region, said his dream was to become a mechanic.
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But, his dream was shattered when he could hardly afford a square meal a day in Accra. Left with no other option, master Nkansah said he decided to be a driver’s mate.
The struggle was real as he had to sleep in his master’s car though he got money to feed himself and buy news clothes.
After about five years of serving, master Nkansah graduated and got his own commercial vehicle known in local parlance as ‘trotro.’
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Some 10 years after, the 42-year-old man, narrating his ordeal on Adom FM’s Y’asem Nie segment on Dwaso Nsem programme, said he cannot even boast of a piece of land in Accra.
The father of two said though he goes to work every day, he can hardly make ends meet.
“Aside my personal problems, the police also harass us on road and take our sales we make in a day,” he added.
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He, thus, has vowed not to allow any of his children or siblings choose driving as a profession.
His colleague, Kofi Emmanuel’s problem was no different. He also came to Accra to seek greener pastures but came to meet a ‘fallow’ land.
He is convinced destiny does not favour him as all the vehicles he gets are taken from him in a very short time.
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“As I speak now, I have lost my car and this has been my problem. I think I don’t have luck,” he bemoaned.
He also blamed the police’ mounting barricades in every nook and cranny and demanding huge sums of monies from them for some of his woes.
Source: Ghana | Adomonline.com | Adwoa Gyasiwaa Agyeman