President John Mahama has shared what he described as the "most regrettable experience" of his life after attempting to set up a family member in business.
Speaking at the Kwahu Business Forum on Saturday, April 19, the former president recounted how, in an effort to ease the financial burden of his parliamentary income, he purchased a bus over ten years ago for a relative to operate a small transportation business.
Rather than proving beneficial, the venture turned into a regrettable experience that taught him a valuable lesson about corporate responsibility and trust.
He explained that the bus was handed over to a driver who overworked it to the point that the axle broke, resulting in expensive and time-consuming repairs that ultimately undermined the purpose of the initiative. "Anytime you saw the bus, it had more load on top of it than inside it.