Useless Column: 'President Mahama, please why'?
President Mahama was asked "please why" by a fairly old woman after floods caused havoc at Alajo and other parts of southern Ghana. The woman narrated how flood waters at Alajo behaved, stating, "…we used to go and bring wares together. The water asked the woman and [the container]: 'Container, are you going left, right, forward or going back? John Mahama, help us.' And the container responded: 'Water, I beg you, water, I will go forward.'" She also had a personal conversation with the flood, asking her belongings, "Belongings, where are you going?" and they responded, "We are going to the sea."
The woman spoke with a high level of confidence, blending English with Twi, and looked very serious and livid as she pleaded for basic food items for herself and other victims. She lost everything in the container after the water went forward. The article also mentions that Ghanaians find a way to make people laugh even in the midst of trouble and grief.
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A Ghanaian woman's unique account of flood devastation in Alajo has captured national attention, blending humor with a plea for presidential
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