Night Clubs in Ghana now gays hub and sex joints

In the past few weeks, I have had the opportunity to witness what really transpires in some night clubs in the Accra metropolis. In order to ensure certain issues pertaining to nite clubs are addressed, I think I need to voice out my sentiments.

It’s an undeniable fact that many people visit night clubs for various reasons but the paramount reason is to have fun; have some drinks, listen to good music, dance, smoke, and in extreme cases, get into contact with the opposite sex, not forgetting about the possibility of having services rendered by prostitutes at one’s disposal.
However, the question that dawns on me is how safe these night clubs are and if these night clubs are not used for the wrong purposes. It would be quite unfortunate if an individual’s quest for fun at the night clubs results in something else because of certain negative conditions at these nightclubs.
There was this night club I visited around East Legon for an event. For obvious reasons, I wouldn’t mention the name of the night club but it was quite spacious and could accommodate a high number of people but one thing struck my attention. For every person to enter the nite club, that person would have to do that via the elevator. I stand to be corrected but it seems like there isn’t any staircase leading to the nightclub.
My concern is that, should there be a fire outbreak or gun shots fired as a result of a misunderstanding, how would people exit the club? Are we going to have people form a queue to await their turn to use the elevator? A stampede leading to the loss of lives will be quite obvious. Are we waiting for such a calamity to befall us?
One fascinating thing I also realized, which raises so much alarm, is the fact that only six people can access the elevator at a time. So you can imagine the enormous confusion that would erupt should an unexpected situation occur.   I also realized that no body check was conducted to ascertain whether I had any weapon. This is quite unfortunate because in the night club, and under the influence of alcohol, anything at all can happen.
Quite unfortunately, it seems in some night clubs, any kind of conduct is allowed. This is due to the fact that, in one night club I visited, I could see patrons smoking indiscriminately into the faces of others, people provocatively dressed and in some instances showing or exposing their pants, the invasion of prostitutes in these night clubs raising questions about the health hazards it poses to patrons who seek their services and most importantly and unfortunately, I realized the ”fingering” of female patrons was rife which sometimes could evolve into lovemaking.
My experiences at these night clubs gives me the indication  that in as much as one may just want to have fun, these night clubs are fast becoming brothels and places where societal, sexual and morally unacceptable  behaviors are portrayed and seen as very normal. It’s also quite normal to see people smoke Chris Brown’s weed in these night clubs.
I would call upon the Ghana Tourism Authority or any other institution whose duty it is to ensure that night clubs are operated in the right way, to visit these night clubs to provide advice and ensure compliance with set standards and regulations.
What stringent measures can be put in place to ensure that these night clubs only serve their rightful purposes? For now, some of our night clubs promote social vices, sexual promiscuity and any negative thing you can think of. The institutions in charge of these night clubs should step up their game and ensure that things are done as expected. My visits to some of our night clubs have just started.

Ebenezer Narh Affum