There’s been a love-hate relationship between public transport drivers and the Ghanaian populace for a long time dating from late 60s and early 70s till now. For example, when the Busia government introduced the 1969 Alien Expulsion Act that forced Lebanese and Syrian spare parts dealers and transport owners to surrender their businesses to the government, it resulted in the shortage of spare parts in Ghana. This situation forced local drivers to creatively come up with ways to service their cars and keep them running on the road. This actions by drivers made passengers alarmed by the dangerous driver practices on the road and the incessant increase in transportation fares. “The result was a vilification of drivers as active participants in a culture of corruption that both transgressed the norms of economic morality and disrespected and disobeyed the law.” Drivers however believe the public erroneously blame them for most of the transportation problems which are not under their jurisdiction. They think people don’t respect their profession, and they demand that passengers respect. Hence the the inscription “Respect My Office” embossed in this Trotro. . . Ref: Hart, Jennifer A. , Ghana on the go: African mobility in the age of motor transportation. (Bloomington: Indiana University Press), 2016: 172. . . . #accra #ghana #africa #transportation #trotro #thistrotrolife #history #research #alienexpulsionact #busia #government #respectmyoffice #inscription #ashantiimmigrant #jenniferhart #ghanaonthego #streetstyle #streetphotography #everydayafrica #dynamicafrica #visiterlafrique (at Accra, Ghana) https://www.instagram.com/p/BveNUsGgbcr/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1hm63jvuxxxwx
