Coffin sellers in Accra have revealed that low-mortality affected their businesses in 2016. In an interview conducted by Ghana News Agency (GNA), to find out how some businesses fared in 2016.
The sellers expressed their views on their sales for the year with one of them blaming it on low deaths. Mr Agyekum Darkwah Junior, a coffin seller at the Korle-Bu hospital, said: 'Much as we are not praying for people to die, I must also confess that our livelihood is derived from the number of coffins we sell in the year.
The market was not good last year as the nation recorded low deaths compared to previous years. My only prayer is to get more buyers for my beautifully crafted caskets so as to make my investments fruitful this year. I have employed more than eight carpenters so if the market goes low, I would not be able to remunerate them.' he said. Stephen Kwame Addai, a coffin shop owner at Kaneshie, however, dismissed the notion that the business was quite 'diabolic one' as it thrived on more deaths.
'We do not cause the death of our fellow human beings. Death, whether by vehicular accidents or sickness is natural.'
Emmanuel Abankwaa who works on coffins at Dansoman meanwhile said, the business was a legitimate source of income, as such, a growth in it was very necessary.
'We are not saying people should die but if they die, we cannot give them life but can only help to facilitate their burial,' he said. While Akorli Samuel who deals in coffin production at Lapaz said that the business is 'Truly Profitable'.
'People do not usually buy coffins and keep them ahead of burials. To some people, coffins are scary. Parents should not discourage their children from entering the venture. It is truly a profitable one'.
Source: GNA
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AAAAH! I JUST CANT THINK FAR!....... SEE COFFIN SELLERS. CHANGE HAAS INDEED COME
Ah! Ah!! Ah!!! If the market is not good, why not your "kill" nuclear and extended family members to boost your sales? If not you the one doing the crafting and selling kwraa can equally kill yourself and buy the coffin for your family to live and enjoy... Ah......
FOLKS ; CAN YOU IMAGINE THIS !!!!!!;COFFIN MAKERS TOO PRAYING EVERYDAY THAT SOMEBODY SHOULD DIE SO THEY CAN MAKE MONEY !!!!!!What a Joke !!!!!EEI GHANA PAAA NIE!!! !!!!!; so they want the government to ignore provision of basic health facilities so people can die quickly because on a sinister note ; are they given some doctors 'NOKOfIO' to quickly sign off the dead so they can do business because whatever you think about the motality business and for that matter building of coffins it is just a business and has its ups and downs like any other business ; the truth is everybody will die some day and will need the services of a coffin carpenter ;it is society tha condones these expensive coffins ; why not go the way of moslems or jewish people just buy a shroud or linen and wrap the person nicely and buy one coffin and sand after its use just store the coffin in a church and use that to bury every member of the family and use the money to be wasted on coffins to look after famuily members to go school or set up in business ; after all this is re-cycling; YOU COME WITH NOTHING AND GO WITH NOTHING; NOT THESE FANCY COFFINS COSTING A FORTUNE !!!!! HOW COULD YOU BURY SOMEBODY IN RICH GOLD PLATED COFFINS WHILST PEOPLE GO HUNGRY ; DO YOU THINK THAT IS AN INSURANCE TO THE GOOD PLACE !!!!!
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