Aspiring National Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus-Glover, has disclosed that he apologised to a banana seller whose trading table he broke at the Flowerpot Interchange in Accra in November 2024.
The former Greater Accra Regional Minister said he later sought out the trader, identified as Sahadatu Seidu, and gave her GH¢5,000 to help her establish another business following the incident.
Speaking on Channel One TV’s Face to Face with Umaru Sanda Amadu on Tuesday, September 15, Mr Titus-Glover said his decision to break the table followed earlier warnings to traders against returning to the area around the newly commissioned interchange.
He, however, said he subsequently recognised the impact of his action on the trader and decided to apologise and provide financial assistance.
“Later I went back and looked for the woman. I apologised to her. I said, look, I gave the same warning. Nobody should come and hawk. But because of what has happened, I’m sorry, take this GH¢5,000 and go and set up and do something nice with that,” he said.
Mr Titus-Glover said the incident occurred shortly after the GH¢677 million Flowerpot Interchange was commissioned on November 19, 2024, by then-President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
At the time, he was the Greater Accra Regional Minister and had directed traders and hawkers not to return to the area or erect kiosks and containers around the interchange.
He said he became upset after seeing footage suggesting that traders had resumed activities around the facility despite the warnings.
According to him, he subsequently drove from his home at Community 12 to the interchange and contacted the Municipal Chief Executive for Ledzokuku, but arrived at the location before the MCE.
Mr Titus-Glover said he found bananas displayed on a table and broke the table as a warning to traders.
“When I got there, it was a coconut seller. In fact, when I had a video, this is when I had warned those hawkers not to come and hawk around that Flowerpot overhead. And the next morning I saw the video; I was a bit livid,” he said.
He clarified that he did not destroy the bananas belonging to the trader.
“I didn’t destroy the banana. Yes, I broke the table,” he said.
The former regional minister added that the coconut seller he had initially referred to had left before he arrived at the scene.
Mr Titus-Glover maintained that his intention at the time was to send a strong warning to other traders who might have been considering returning to the interchange area.
He said his subsequent apology and payment to the affected trader were aimed at helping her recover from the loss and establish another source of livelihood.
The disclosure comes as Mr Titus-Glover campaigns for the position of National Organiser of the NPP, with the party preparing for its internal elections.
