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The Ghana to London Drive : The woman’s story.
Day 1 (22nd /23rd): The Journey Begins
The airy Saturday morning was a combination of excitement and anticipation of the unknown terrain that lay ahead.
Were the cars prepped for the journey? Oh yes!. I will tell you about it later as we get deeper into the story
You all know how plans made in a group hardly moves from the chat to “we dey move” . Well not this one . Wanderlust GHANA was determined to make this happen and they sure did!
Meet up spot, BLAY Apartments(Oyarifa). I met Quincy for the first time . The youngest amongst the lot. His was a 10,000km road-trip to bond with his father , and I thought that was special. Mrs Peprah kept me company whiles the men were being men (lol). The $1 million in the room saga was trending so discussing it with her was a good distraction.
9:30am , took final photos . Husbands said their final goodbyes to wives and children. Time asooooo- time aso!
Let’s go!!!!!
We Drove to Dormaa Ahenkro so we connect to the mid entry point into Ivory . But 453km road that we should do in just a couple of hours, will take us having to stop at Eusbett Hotel and continue next day, SMH.
Eusbett was a lovely place. Food was good . Customer service on point. But they wouldn’t allow me to take pictures of the breakfast buffet which I found odd.
Oh we took some pictures and that’s one of the photos circulating. My white shoes meant I was still in Ghana. It changed colors as we moved from country to country.
In about 2 hours we got to Gonokrom, an exit town into Ivory Coast. Wait….. there was a need to stop and help one of the vehicles with a leak in one of his brake hoses. This one was a “national agenda” because the speed with which they squad got together to help was awesome. It was at that point I knew there was a lot Shecanic could learn from. This was my first introduction to Kwame Peprah. Oh my heart was immediately drawn to him. He got his hand dirty. Saka Homes brought his tool box and quickly went back to exercise ( that’s another story lol).
In just about 45 mins we had diagnosed, fixed the issue and was back on the road .
Gonokrom, Ghana’s border town to Ivory Coast was my first introduction to the concept of no man’s land where there is no law . You can do anything, anything at all and get away with it. I thought that was interesting.
At the border they asked for pass and license of all the vehicles, passports and yellow card. There was a heat sensor device to check our temperature. Not sure the purpose of it but I will give them an A for effort. Did they ask for Ghana card? No it was the passport the needed. Old school style of book keeping. Stamping the passports means there will be fewer pages for international visas . Why can’t the Ghana card be enough?!
After an hour of what should have been a a 10 minute session, we (passengers)were given back our document and was allowed to walk into Ivory Coast.
Did we pay any bribes? Well not at this port. Or if they did I was shielded.
The Journey is the destination!!!!
Writeup by: Shecanic, the only female who joined the trip from Accra to London by road
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By Esinam Jemima Kuatsinu
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The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) says it will deploy teams of Public Health Officers, members of its Sanitation Taskforce, and labourers, including sweepers and janitors, across all sub-metros to support the third National Sanitation Day exercise.
It explained that these teams will be equipped with waste collection trucks, tippers, and other tools to help with desilting, refuse collection, and transporting waste to approved disposal sites.
The AMA reminded residents that failing to comply with the sanitation directive or refusing to participate in communal labour is an offence.
It said offenders risk a fine of up to 100 penalty units, imprisonment between 30 days and six months, or both, with repeat offenders liable to additional daily penalties.
It urged all residents, traders, transport operators, market women, shop owners, landlords, tenants, and businesses to actively participate in the exercise.
The AMA said it counts on everyone’s collective responsibility to keep Accra clean, liveable, and resilient, especially as the city approaches Christmas and the New Year.
By: Jacob Aggrey
