Italy-based Ghanaian Man Recounts His Regret After Using GH₵12,000 He Saved In 5 Years To Travel Abroad

Italy-based Ghanaian Man Recounts His Regret After Using GH₵12,000 He Saved In 5 Years To Travel Abroad

  • Francis Yankey, a Ghanaian young man who currently lives in Italy, has opened up about how he saved up to migrate abroad
  • The young man saved up Ghc12,000 in five years working as a truck driver in Accra and a security man by night
  • Yankey revealed that his monthly salary was Ghc700, and he first moved to Libya before migrating to Italy

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A Ghanaian young man known as Francis Yankey has recently been granted an interview by DJ Nyaami, where he opened up about how he migrated to Italy and the regrets that have come with it.

Ghanaian man recounts how he migrated to Italy
Francis talking in an interview, Ghana cedis Photo credit: SVTV Africa/YouTube, ISSOUF SANOGO
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The post sighted by YEN.com.gh on the YouTube channel of SVTV Africa had the young man recounting that he saved Ghc12,000 within a span of five years when he was just earning Ghc700.

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Recounting his journey, Francis shared that his first work was with a Chinese company in Takoradi and from there, he moved to Accra to work as a driver. According to him, his Ghc700 salary was not enough hence he chose to take up a security job on a part-time basis.

Francis first moved to Libya and then proceeded to Italy, where he currently lives. He admits that he regrets migrating in the first place. He shared more about his story in the video linked below;

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Meanwhile, YEN.com.gh earlier reported that a Ghanaian man based in Japan was recently granted an interview by DJ Nyaami on SVTV Africa where he shared his opinion on why people need to look for greener pastures abroad.

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The video sighted by YEN.com.gh had the man identified as Fiifi Boateng stating that if one stays in Ghana and is unable to make from Ghc1,000 to Ghc2,000 within a day, it is advisable for any Ghanaian to migrate abroad.

In the interview, Fiifi explained that he sees no point in living in a country where one earns peanuts when they stay to make much more if they leave the country. He continued that so long as an individual acquires citizenship in a foreign country and is hardworking enough, they stand to make a good living for themselves.

The young man revealed that he was able to gain citizenship after marrying his Japanese lady. Fiifi shared that he was born in Kwahu but grew up in Accra. After school, he worked for a while and made the decision to move abroad. He spoke with his brother-in-law who was based in Japan and was advised to move there instead.

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Source: YEN.com.gh

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