Over the weekend, I received with mixed feelings the news of the accident in which the campaign trail of Presidential aspirant, Alan Kreyemanten was involved. Whilst on the one hand, I felt sympathetic to the injured individuals, on the other hand, I felt this was an accident that was bound to happen, not necessarily to Mr. Kyeremanten’s entourage, but to anyone of our political leaders.
O dear, I haven’t finished, indeed I hadn’t even started this piece when the news came that His Excellency, the President of Ghana, John Agyekum Kufour was also involved in a car accident. I heard and saw on TV with my own ears and eyes his reassurance to us that he was okay because his car was “good” and “strong”. Now that I know our President is alive and well, there are one or two issues I would like to reflect on. One is the way our leaders and their entourages drive on our roads.
With all due respect to our President, Parliamentarians, Ministers etc., the way their entourages use our roads is not good. I mean is it really necessary to drive so recklessly? The policemen on motorbikes, leading the entourages are normally the worst. They zigzag on both sides of the road, using one hand to ride and the other to wave other users off the road. Apparently, no one is allowed to be on the road whilst our Politicians are using it. It doesn’t even make sense the way we are expected to clear even the opposite side of the road.
Source: GhanaWeb
