The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has donated 500 Cedis to each of the stranded Kayaye (head porters) who were stopped at Ejisu in the Ashanti Region on their way to the Northern Region.
The head porters, numbering about 76, had attempted to flee from Accra back to their hometowns in the wake of the President's order for a partial lockdown in the Capital City and other parts of the country, but their journey back home was unsuccessful as it fell within the lockdown time on Monday.
Their attempted mass crossover to the north was seen as a threat to stop the spread of the virus in the country, and they were thus stopped from proceeding by security officials, who returned them to Accra.
Despite the temporary provision of shelter for them by the Accra Metropolitan Assembly, many have raised concerns over the plight of the Kayayes under the current circumstance, as business activities in the heart of Accra have come to a halt.
It is in response to this that the Vice President has donated 500 Cedis to each of them to ameliorate their plight during the period of the partial lockdown.
The donation was made on behalf of the Vice President by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Hajia Alima Mahama. She was accompanied by Dr. Sagare Bambangi, MP for Walewale and Mustafa Ussif, CEO of the National Service Secretariat.
Hajia Alima Mahama also revealed that President Akufo-Addo has directed that government assist all Kayaye head porters by giving each of them GH 10 cedis per day to buy food throughout the lockdown period.
Meanwhile, the Vice President has also urged all Ghanaians to continue to observe the preventive measures of regular washing of hands with soap under running water, while they observe the partial lockdown at their respective homes.
"While we stay at home to prevent the spread, let us continue to adhere strictly to all the preventive measures to avoid the spread of the virus," he urged.
"Let us continue to wash our hands regularly with soap under running water, as well as constantly use alcohol-based hand sanitizers to sanitize our hands. We shall overcome, inshaa Allah."
Source: Jubilee House
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God bless Vice President and his boss Nana Addo. You have continuously demonstrated that you care for all Ghanaians. Dont be distracted by the comments of the doomsday people. Their evil plans will fail. We all live in Ghana, have tasted water and wine and we know the difference. Clearly you are so high that they can never catch up. Stay focused and move on. Ghanaians are behind you.
This guy is supposed to be an intellectual. How come everything about him is reactionary? How come he did not foresee it coming? And he is our Vice president? No wonder we are in this ***barred word***!!!
YAANOM SHAALL NEVER APPRECIATE ANY EFFORT BY THE GOOD PEOPLE OF GHANA. THEY NEVER OFFER A SINGLE HELP. ALL THEY DO IS TO CRITICIZE WHAT THE GOOD PEOPLE DO. GOD IS A JUST GOD. HE WILL BLESS BAWUMIA AND ALL THE GOOD PEOPLE WHO HAVE DONATED IN CASH AND KIND TO SUPPORT THE NEEDY.
So they have all these monies in their pockets and never supported these kayayes until COVID 19 emerged. This clearly shows how incompetent they are. If these kayayes have not attempted to run away they wouldn't have recieved this help.