If I had a girlfriend, I would have loved to have some quality time with her at such a serene environment as a holiday treat.” That was the exact thought I had when I saw a very nice hotel somewhere in the Eastern Region being advertised on Facebook.
Anyways, why don’t I check it out? Who knows? I might be lucky with the woman of my dreams and pass by one day. I said to myself again and clicked the link they had provided to take one to their WhatsApp line if one wants to get more information about the place.
I asked about the rate, and they quoted in dollars. I became furious and asked why they were rendering services in dollars. They couldn’t respond again. I saw another hotel in the Central Region, and it was the same thing. I had searched online, taken their contact, and called. The lady at the other end of the phone told me about the rates in dollars, and when I asked why they were pricing their rooms in dollars, she said I could pay the cedi equivalent. I asked her why they weren’t quoting the cedi directly, and she couldn’t say anything again.
Then, I made her understand that it’s places like her workplace that have contributed to the cedi’s incessant fall against the dollar. For those who know me personally, I spoke about the matter with passion and knowing my passion might be intense, I felt a bit sorry for her but hoped that feedback like mine could inform future decisions.
The day Sammy Gyamfi’s issue occurred was my off day, and usually, when I’m off, I try as much as possible not to engage with news to ‘reset’ my senses for the subsequent days ahead after doing news back-to-back-to-back. So, the first thing I saw was Sammy’s apology the next day when a colleague posted on one of our news platforms. I went to his DM and asked what Sammy was apologizing for before he briefed me. Then I was like, “How big is this deal for people to be so angry as to warrant such an uproar?”
In fact, my only reservation about the entire brouhaha was the person involved, being Agradaa. I don’t hate her, but I equally don’t like her because she has duped so many people as a fetish priestess, only to turn around and deceive some section of the public she has influence over, claiming she’s now an evangelist preaching the word of God.
I know her followers and possibly some critical minds like me who are also Christians will question whether I don’t know the story of Paul in the Bible. But it doesn’t require rocket science—the Prophet Isaiah in the Bible, nor Baba Fakunle, the soothsayer in Ola Rotimi’s ‘The Gods Are Not To Blame‘, to know Agradaa is a scam.
When the incident occurred, some elements within the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) got angry over the gesture, with some sharing my sentiment and asking how Agradaa could fall into the category of a needy person, as Sammy made us understand per his apology.
Others also felt the Goldband Acting Managing Director deserved the backlash for how he treats foot soldiers. Yes, for some of us, we hear things. Some foot soldiers say Sammy treats them like second-class party members when he meets them. According to them, unlike Basin tale, who gets close and interacts with them, Sammy acts like they don’t belong, and although he won’t snub them, his reception is unwelcoming.
