‘Girls Are Doing Ashawo, Boys Are Doing Sakawa To Afford The Basics’ - Lydia Forson
Actress, Lydia Forson, berates the high cost of living in Ghana where basic amenities like transportation and rent have become too expensive
Tanitoluwa J. Adedotun 
Lydia Forson cannot understand why things have become too expensive in Ghana.
The actress noted that most Ghanaians aren't comfortable even though they work hard, because their hard work is still not enough to meet the high cost of living or even afford the basic necessities.
Rent, cars and minor amenities that should be available to everyone are now difficult to access.
The youth now have to go through unorthodox means to get by, with girls turning to 'Ashawo' and guys turning to 'sakawa' to make a decent living.
“Girls are doing ashawo. Boys are doing fraud. All to afford some small car and rent?! Da fuck???! What country is this that basic things have become a luxury? Shout out to everyone earning an honest living and still struggling to survive- Chale it’s not easy I feel you,”
This she said on her Twitter handle to notify that she understands how hard things are in the country currently.
Lydia Forson further explained that she is not judging anyone and whatever they decide to do to survive, as she knows that endurance comes first for people above anything else and people will do what they must to get by.
She expressed her sadness that a country like Ghana would force its people to do less than ideal things just to afford the basics.
“Look I’m not evening judging all the things girls and even boys are having to do to get by in this country. It’s the reality of where we are now and it’s sad. It’s sad that we live in a country where so many feel like this is their only option.”
The actress then turned her attention to hotel and other services in the country which have their prices converted into dollars, a move she says that she can never understand.
“I need to understand what goes into pricing anything in this country and why MOST are priced in dollars. Rent: DOLLARS Hotel: DOLLARS Enjoyment: DOLLARS. It’s almost as if Ghana is not for Ghanaians anymore. “And to afford anything you must earn or be able to pay DOLLARS?!” she maintained.
