In a sharply reflective and painfully relatable Facebook post sighted by MyNewsGh, Ghanaian academic and Oxford University lecturer George Asiamah lays bare the daily reality of traveling from Accra to Kumasi - not just through the lens of an economist, but from the lived experience of an everyday Ghanaian forced to weigh cost against safety.
What begins as a witty tale of choosing VIP over Passion Air due to a staggering price difference quickly transforms into a searing critique of Ghana's infrastructural neglect, government priorities, and the quiet endurance of citizens on dangerous roads.
Below is the original post, unedited: When I told my cousin, I have landed in Accra, and I am coming to Kumasi.
She quickly screamed, "Please fly!