An emotional video has surfaced on social media, where a Ghanaian woman is bemoaning the high cost of living in Accra.
The unidentified woman expressed her frustration and sadness about the financial strain of renewing her rent, which she claims has depleted her savings.
She explained that the money she was counting in the video to pay her rent represented all of her savings accumulated over four years of hard work in the capital.
In a reply to a comment on the video, the woman disclosed that her rent was GH¢10,000.
Highlighting her sense of hopelessness, she is heard weeping saying, “I’m just a young girl who has just started life. I have lived in Accra for four years, working hard and after saving this huge money, I have to use it all to pay for my rent. My head is even aching. My head is seriously aching. I’m using all this money to pay for rent, my head is aching and I don’t know what to do”‘.
The video has resonated widely, garnering numerous messages of support and sympathy from viewers.
😪: A young Ghanaian woman who recently moved to Accra has shared her emotional distress over the city's high cost of living; all of her savings from her hard work are now required to renew her rent.
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