White Man Visits Ghana, Works as a Trotro Mate in Accra: "Away, Away"

White Man Visits Ghana, Works as a Trotro Mate in Accra: "Away, Away"

  • A video of a white man working as a trotro mate in Ghana has sparked a wave of reactions on social media
  • The obroni man was heard in the viral video hailing for passengers in a moving car that was heading towards Madina, Legon, Okponglo and Legon
  • Netizens who came across the video on social media thronged the comment section to share varied views, with many praising him

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A white man who recently visited Ghana has been spotted working as a commercial bus conductor.

In a viral TikTok video, the white man was seen hailing passengers in a moving commercial bus.

Obroni man, white man, trotro mate, commercial bus, conductor
A white man visits Ghana and works as a trotro mate in Accra. Photo credit: @aronspaghetti/TikTok.
Source: TikTok

The obroni man, identified on his TikTok page as @aronspaghetti, appeared to be thoroughly enjoying the experience and the intricacies of commercial transport in West Africa.

@aronspaghetti was joined in the bus by another white woman, who may probably be his partner, while he continued to hail for passengers.

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"Madina, Legon, Madina, Legon, Okplonglo, Shiashie," the obroni man was heard mentioning the destinations the commercial bus was bound.
Obroni man, white man, trotro mate, commercial bus, conductor
A moving commcercial bus, also known as trotro, arriving at its destination in Accra. Photo credit: UGC.
Source: Getty Images

While he seemed to be enjoying the experience, the original conductor of the bus took the opportunity to get a well deserved rest for a few seconds.

The few passengers in the moving bus could not help themselves but laugh at his pronunciation of the names of the destinations.

Below is the video of the obroni man working as a trotro mate:

Watch on TikTok

Reactions to obroni working as trotro mate

The video of the obroni man working as a trotro mate has sparked a flurry of reactions on TikTok, with many netizens trooping to the comment section to react.

Below are some of the comments to the trending TikTok video of the obroni man.

@del_sahal said:

"Chale, you and your driver no drop me at my correct location oo."

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@Ruthless Dråçø also said:

"Aswear if not because of our economy, Ghana is the best place to live in this world."

@Siri’s boyfriend commented:

"Wow bro I like this… I need to meet you guys before you go back, I am at Accra Kaneshie."

@Dat bhoy also commented:

"All this one no concern me ooo, my problem is who recorded Dr time daso's dream."

@younglord wrote:

"You might find it difficult to go back if u stay too long coz this country is full of happiness."

Trotro mate takes chobo, netizens rebuke him

Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that a trotro mate was caught on camera allegedly stealing from his bus driver from their daily sales.

The action, which is referred to in Ghana as chobo, is frowned upon by most commercial bus drivers, and many of them have had to sack their conductors because of the vice.

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The viral video showed the commercial bus conductor shortchanging his boss behind the sprinter car they ply in.

Many who came across the video expressed disappointment in the trotro mate and rebuked him for stealing from his boss.

Proofread by Samuel Gitonga, Copy Editor at YEN.com.gh

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Authors:
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Salifu Bagulube Moro (Human-Interest Editor) Salifu Bagulube Moro is a Human Interest Editor at YEN.com.gh. He has over five years of experience in journalism. He graduated from the Ghana Institute of Journalism in 2018, where he obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Studies with a specialization in Journalism. Salifu previously worked with Opera News as a Content Management Systems (CMS) Editor. He also worked as an Online Reporter for the Ghanatalksbusiness.com news portal, as well as with the Graphic Communications Group Limited as a National Service Person. Salifu joined YEN.com.gh in 2024. Email: salifu.moro@yen.com.gh.

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