DWP Academy Co-Founder Stunned In London After Paying Close To GH₵1K For A Five-Minute Ride

DWP Academy Co-Founder Stunned In London After Paying Close To GH₵1K For A Five-Minute Ride

  • Several members from the DWP Academy recently flew to London for their first-ever gig at the annual Ghana Party in the Park
  • Among the seven was the incredible Afrobeast, who is credited as a co-founder of the high-striding dance collective
  • He shared his experience from London in a video, lamenting about the city's transportation prices

Ghanaian dancer Afrobeast performed at this year's Ghana Party in the Park with other members of the DWP Academy.

The DWP team, which included Endurance Grand, Lisa Quama, and the academy's co-founders Afrobeast and Quables, arrived in London a day before the show.

Afrobeast, real name Nicholas Botchey, took to social media to share his frustrations as a first-timer in the city.

DWP Academy co-founder stunned in London after paying close to GH₵1K for a five-minute ride
DWP Academy dancers in London. Photo source: Instagram/DWPAcademy
Source: Instagram

Afrobeast rants about transport fares in London

According to Afrobeast, he went for a five-minute drive in London and was surprised to be charged £45, approximately GH₵900, after the trip. He shared his plights as a London tourist on social media, saying:

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"Looks like I have to stop converting before buying anything."

His post comes on the heels of the DWP Academy showdown at the 20th edition of the annual Ghana Party in the Park in London.

His post resonated with scores of fans, who thronged the comments section to share their hilarious reactions and their admiration for the DWP Academy co-founder and his team.

Fans react to Afrobeast's rants

YEN.com.gh gathered a few comments from fans in reaction to Afrobeast's rants about London's high transportation prices.

Gifty Ebu said:

Don’t play with London drivers

Dolyne wrote:

See you'll always get depressed when you convert

YonzyDG Die Hard noted:

God abegLike father like children, drama sorrrr

Salty ‍♀️ remarked:

Bolt will show 50gh then we Dey scream

DWP Academy members mobbed by high school students

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Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that Ghanaian dancer Afrobeast and his DWP Academy stars stormed Tema Senior High School for a performance.

The students were stunned by DWP Academy's performance, which also came with a launch of Championrolie and Demzy Baye's new song, I Can. In one video, the high school students mobbed the DWP stars as they signed out, hustling for the stars' shirts as a parting gift.

Proofread by Edwina N.K Quarcoo, journalist and copy editor at YEN.com.gh.

Source: YEN.com.gh

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Peter Ansah (Entertainment Editor) Ansah Peter is an entertainment editor at YEN.com.gh. He studied Development Planning at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, graduating in 2018. His professional career in entertainment journalism dates eight years back as a showbiz and arts blogger for the now-defunct motionhypegh.net, continuing to Muse Media Networks, acting as the editorial manager for the network's flagship multimedia platforms. He has also managed several PR roles with top clients, including Afro Nation Ghana and Morgan Heritage. You can reach him at peter.ansah@yen.com.gh