Ghanaian musician, Kidi, has joined the growing number of people who have gifted a ‘good Samaritan’ taxi driver whose kind gesture has gone viral on social media platforms.
The taxi driver has been receiving tons of commendations after a video popped up showing him returning a sum of GH¢8400 to a trader who left the money in his taxi. The act, which many found to be rare in this age and time in Ghana, has attracted nationwide attention.
The Artiste of the Year of the 2022 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) gifted the taxi driver GH¢5000 as a token of appreciation for his kind act towards the trader. Kidi who was extremely touched by the driver’s action also prayed for the blessings of God upon him.
Life-Changing Moment for Kwesi Ackon
When taxi driver, Kwesi Ackon, returned the GH¢8,400 a passenger left in his car, he did not know that his good deed was about to pay off.
On Wednesday, May 11, 2022, a video surfaced on social media of the moment Kwesi Ackon returned the money to the owner. The owner of the money and her family are seen in the video weeping and thanking the taxi driver for saving their lives. One of them is even heard saying they could not sleep because of the missing money.
Touched by the video and the taxi driver’s honesty, some people suggested on social media that something be done to reward the taxi driver beyond words of appreciation. A number of people who were willing to help reacted to the video and reached out to donate.
Among them was Vice President, Dr. Bawumia, who donated GH¢20,000 to reward Mr. Ackon for his honesty and exemplary show of integrity. An additional GH¢2,500 from two other unnamed donors was given to the driver.
How the Money was returned
On Easter Saturday of 2022, Isaac Ackon pulled up at the Malata market in Accra New Town. It was 8 pm and a potential passenger flagged him to stop. She wanted a taxi to Teshie. After negotiating a fare of 40 cedis, Isaac began a trip aimed at making sales to feed his wife and three children.
On that Easter Saturday, after ending another day, he was checking through his car when he found a cloth tied over something. The cloth was dirty, like a rag. It smelled of fish. “I wanted to throw it away,” Kwesi Ackon revealed in an interview. However, he was restrained by a little curiosity, and unwrapped it and found several notes. “I didn’t count the money,” says Kwesi, and neither did he count himself lucky.
According to him, he knew he had to return the money; he knew it must have belonged to the woman he picked at Malata Market. He noted that he couldn’t return the money immediately since it was already dawn.
On Easter Sunday, after worshipping at his church, The Church of Pentecost, he drove to Teshie and reunited with the troubled trader with her money. Asked what pushed him to do it, he said his religion, Christianity, did not permit him to do otherwise.
“If you are a Christian, you should always differentiate yourself from non-Christians,” Kwesi Ackon said.
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