Elderly Ghanaian Woman Fumes After Buying Gobε: "How Is This ¢7"

Elderly Ghanaian Woman Fumes After Buying Gobε: "How Is This ¢7"

  • A woman could not hide her disgust after a video of her lamenting the cost of Gobε
  • In a video, she lashed out at the food vendors, adding that people should complain about the prices of food
  • Social media users who took to the comments section also gave their experiences about food prices in the country

An elderly Ghanaian woman has garnered reactions after a video of her lamenting over the high cost of food surfaced on the internet.

The video, which was sighted by YEN.com.gh on the TikTok page of @nana_akua575, showed the moment where the woman expressed her disgust after she bought Gari and beans with plantain, popularly referred to as Gobε.

The photo of a Ghanaian woman lamenting over the quantity of a food she bought
Ghanaian woman lamenting over the quantity of food she bought. Photo credit: @nana_akua575/TikTok
Source: TikTok

Looking visibly angry, the woman expressed surprise over the quantity of Gobε that was sold to her for GH¢7.

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She lashed out at the food vendor, accusing her of being greedy and ripping off her customers.

"If I cooked a cup beans at home, my family would have eaten it. No one should blame President Akufo-Addo, we are to blame. What these people are doing is very bad."

At the time of writing the report, the video had raked in over 400 likes and 31 comments.

Watch the video below:

Ghanaians react to the lady's concern

Social media users who took to the comments section of the video also shared their concerns regarding the rising food cost in the country.

Obaapa indicated:

"But beans is expensive nowadays ooo."

Becky Berry reacted:

"True talk paaaaa a country call Ghana."

Autin Nikey commented:

"I bought orange yesterday in osu for 5.00 gh."

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Abi reacted:

"This is what they do in London, you can buy yam from Asian and English two for 5pounds,but in Ghana shop,they will put it on a scale."

Ghanaian pastor laments over the price of Banku

Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that Evangelist Suro Nyame has said that some food vendors will not go to heaven simply because because they rip off their customers.

The young preacher said he ordered Banku and okra stew from a food vendor, however, but his expectations were not met.

He couldn't believe that after dishing out GH¢90, all he could get in return was two small balls of Banku and the okra stew.

Proofread by Berlinda Entsie, journalist and copy editor at YEN.com.gh

Source: YEN.com.gh

Authors:
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Philip Boateng Kessie (Human-Interest editor) Philip Boateng Kessie started writing for YEN.com.gh in 2022 and is the Head of the Human Interest desk. He has over six years of experience in journalism and graduated from the University of Cape Coast in 2018 with a bachelor's degree in Communication Studies. Philip previously served as a reporter for Graphic Communications Group Limited (GCGL) and as a content writer for Scooper News. He has a certificate in Google News Initiative News Lab courses in Advanced Digital Reporting and Fighting Misinformation. Email: philip.kessie@yen.com.gh.