Meet Ghana’s “Statute Man”

Monday, January 7th, 2008
by George Appiah

Man or statute? I was going through some directories on my computer, and came across this photo of this statute young man, in full gear for last year’s 50th Anniversary celebration of Ghana’s Independence. Even from the photo you could mistake him for a statute!

And apparently everyone else knows this man, except me! I’m told he often stands at major junctions in the city — causing heavy traffic jams, as drivers slow down to catch a glimpse of him.