After being caught up in a traffic snarl-up, a former African president took matters into his own hands and directed traffic.
Jerry John Rawlings, a former president and military leader of the Ghanaian republic was caught on camera directing traffic in Prampram, a coastal town in the country’s Greater Accra region.
Rawlings sought to intervene after commuters were stuck in traffic for over an hour on the stretch of road.
Former President Jerry John Rawlings on Sunday evening was captured directing traffic on the Accra-Prampram road. Real Charisma! 🙌🙌👏👏#PulseWochitNews pic.twitter.com/wxcbErtftd
— Pulse Ghana (@PulseGhana) February 26, 2019
According to local media, the traffic traffic jam was caused by motorists creating four lanes on a single lane road.
Ghanian media reported that according to a close associate of the former president, he had on several occasions witnessed the indiscipline of drivers and in this case decided to “step out and direct traffic and bring a sense of orderliness”.
Kenyan Governor directs traffic
This is not the first time a prominent personality has directed traffic after being caught up in a gridlock.
A year ago in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu Governor Jackson Mandago was forced to take charge after his officers tried in vain to open traffic for him.
The angry county boss alighted from his car and for more than an hour, controlled traffic at the Iten road- Highlands road junction as there were no traffic officers on the road at the time.