{"id":653801,"date":"2019-07-10T14:36:15","date_gmt":"2019-07-10T14:36:15","guid":{"rendered":" <br><div>\n            \n                <p>&#13;\n                    <iframe id=\"td_youtube_player\" width=\"600\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FKGrfo_oRBE?enablejsapi=1&amp;feature=oembed&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;vq=hd720\" frameborder=\"0\" all"},"modified":"2019-07-10T14:36:15","modified_gmt":"2019-07-10T14:36:15","slug":"video-yasem-nie-taxi-drivers-share-hustle-on-adom-fm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/07\/10\/video-yasem-nie-taxi-drivers-share-hustle-on-adom-fm\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Y\u2019asem Nie: Taxi drivers share hustle on Adom FM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"td_youtube_player\" width=\"600\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FKGrfo_oRBE?enablejsapi=1&amp;feature=oembed&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;vq=hd720\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>&#13;<br \/>\n                    &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;\n                <\/p>\n<p><strong>Dwaso Nsem<\/strong>, the flagship morning show of Ghana\u2019s No. 1 radio station, Adom FM on Wednesday took a different twist as some taxi drivers were given the opportunity to share their experience.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/07\/Commercial-Driver_01-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1683111\"  \/><figcaption>One of the taxi drivers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The eight able-bodied young men gave a blow-by-blow account of how they are able to make ends meet every day.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/07\/Commercial-Driver_10-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1683121\"  \/><figcaption>The taxi drivers sharing their experience in the studios of Adom FM<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>READ: EOCO to investigate Sekyere East School Feeding rot<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/1002554\/Adomonline\/jw-adomonline --><\/p>\n<p>Eric Bamfo, Samuel Ayama, Samuel Adjei, Atta Asante and Mathew Takyi, who have been in the trade for over 10 years, said they spend all they earn on fuel with nothing to cater for their families and pay their bills.<\/p>\n<p>They<br \/>\nare only able to survive by being \u2018floating drivers\u2019 than being at the lorry<br \/>\nstation to get more customers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have abandoned my station because the vehicles are many. I\u2019m now a \u2018floating driver\u2019 just to survive,\u201d Mr Bamfo narrated in Twi.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ: Audio: \u2018Suffering\u2019 cops were happy about our demo \u2013 \u2018Kum Yen Preko\u2019 protesters<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On the issue of police and Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) harassment, the taxi drivers said they were used to it. They said their plight worsens, especially on Fridays.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe police and MTTD have made us a target on Friday and they collect not less than GH\u20b550.00 as bribe,\u201d a livid Mr Asante revealed.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/07\/Commercial-Driver_05-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1683115\"  \/><figcaption><em>One of the taxi drivers<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>That notwithstanding, Chairman of the Committed Drivers Association, Charles Danso was confident there would be respite for his colleagues if they are part of a union.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe harassment from the police and MTTD will be over if we are united. We can only do this when you join a union,\u201d he urged. <\/p>\n<p>Mr Danso said so far members of his union have been educated on the road traffic regulations, thus, are hardly arrested by the police. <\/p>\n<p>Source: Ghana | Adomonline.com | Adwoa Gyasiwaa Agyeman<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n  window.fbAsyncInit = function() {\n    FB.init({\n      appId      : '401391866884571',\n      xfbml      : true,\n      version    : 'v3.3'\n    });\n    FB.AppEvents.logPageView();\n  };<\/p>\n<p>  (function(d, s, id){\n     var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n     if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n     js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n     js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\";\n     fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n   }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; Dwaso Nsem, the flagship morning show of Ghana\u2019s No. 1 radio station, Adom FM on Wednesday took a different twist as some taxi drivers were given the opportunity to share their experience. 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