Gov’t owed me six months’ salary, I never wanted to travel abroad, but the economy forced me out – Medical practitioner reveals 

Ghanaian physician assistant Ernestina Afrifa mentioned the economy as her reason for traveling out of the country despite her indifference to the idea of ‘hustling’ abroad. 

In a chat on Daily Hustle Worldwide, the UK-based Ghanaian revealed that she had not received a salary for six months and had to depend on her retail business shop. However, she could not keep up with the constant fuel price increase.

“My car became the business because I used to carry goods to my shop. I bought Ghs1200 worth of fuel every week. The government had not paid us for six months, so I fed off my retail business. As a young lady in Ghana, I tried to provide for myself, but the economy was fighting against me. 

I had no interest in working abroad because I knew how tough it was. It was sudden. The process lasted six weeks. I closed the shop, gave the goods to my mom, and sold my car,” she noted. 

Furthermore, Ernestina added that she realized it would be tough to achieve her dreams of building a hospital if she continued to work at a job that failed to pay her wages. 

“It would take a miracle for me to achieve my dreams if I continued to live in Ghana. I would have survived, but it would have been impossible to do more.” 

Kindly watch the full interview below; 

Sharon Frimpomaa Opoku

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