Why I rewarded Taxi Driver with a house – Prez. Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has given reasons for his decision to reward Nana Yaw, the ‘brave’ taxi driver with a house.

Nana Yaw, a taxi driver has been in the news lately after he foiled a robbery attack at Cantonments in Accra on Saturday.

In a media briefing at the Flagstaff House in Accra on Tuesday, the President said anybody who demonstrates a bravery and heroic act must be rewarded; ‘it is done in other countries’.

“I am grateful the Vice President hosted him…and I directed that he should be given a three-bedroom apartment at the affordable housing estate…the police has also promised to repair his taxi”.

The President also expressed gratitude to Koala for offering to purchase a new taxi for Nana Yaw.

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An Entrepreneur, Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Communications Executive and Philanthropist. Editor-in-Chief of www.233times.com. A Senior Journalist with Ghanaian Chronicle Newspaper. An alumnus of Adisadel College where he read General Arts. His first degree is in Bachelor of Arts - Political Science (major) and History (minor) from the University of Ghana. He holds MSc in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Energy with Public Relations (PR) from the Robert Gordon University in the United Kingdom. He is a 2018 Mandela Washington Fellow who studied at Clark Atlanta University in USA on the Business and Entrepreneurship track.

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