A 46-year-old driver who destroyed the fence wall of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s house at Nima has been fined GHS960, or in default, serve an eight-week jail term.
Antaru Issaka is also said to have destroyed a telephone pole close to the President’s residence.
Issaka, charged with careless and inconsiderate driving, causing damage, driving without a licence, use of a motor vehicle with an expired licence policy and use of a motor vehicle with an expired roadworthy certificate, pleaded guilty.
The court, presided over by Ms. Ama Adomako Kwakye, convicted Issaka on his plea and sentenced him accordingly.
Prosecuting, Sergeant Apeweh Achana said on May 15, 2021, at about 3:30 pm, Issaka, a mechanic, was driving a Mercedes-Benz ML 320 with registration number GS 5885 Z from Nima roundabout, heading towards Nima Junction through the El-Waleed Bin Talaa road.
Sergeant Achana said on reaching a section of the road near the residence of President Akufo Addo, Issaka alleged that the vehicle’s brake “failed” and to avoid hitting the vehicles in front of him, he veered off the road and rammed into the fence wall of the President’s residence, causing damage to the wall and a telephone pole.
Prosecution said during investigations, the accused was found to be an unlicensed driver.
Again, prosecution said the vehicle’s insurance policy had also expired, and it had no roadworthy certificate.
Source: GNA
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Nana Afua, yes I believe if the President or the First Lady knew about this, it wouldn't get that far. I believe you know there are rules governing this country, Ghanaians always claim the laws are not working but when the laws are applied, you turn around to be harsh on the judgement, Remember he wasn't online charged for the fence, he was an unlicensed driver, the roadworthy on the vehicle had expired and that alone makes him guilty. Most at time try to analize the whole situation first before being judgemental.
ahhh so does the president know this? what if it was a relative of the presidentwho had done this. This was definitely not intentional. what if he had killed others and himself by running into other cars. what country is this? does his wife know, the first lady know this? this is absurd. leave the the man alone. what kind of judgement is this? can't people who should know better use their brains well. such idiocy of judgement. God is watching