Popular Ghanaian gospel musician, Patience Nyarko has revealed that she slept in a kiosk for some time upon arrival to the capital city for the first time.
Recounting her painful experience, she revealed that at a young age of 18, she moved to Accra with her Aunty in search of greener pastures. Upon arrival, they took shelter in a small salon for a considerable period of time.
“We were about eight people occupying that tiny salon. During festive seasons , the salon was busy . We had to stay up until all customers had left. We sometimes slept around 1 am and had to leave the salon very early. The worst part of it was that the roof leaked hence we got soaked anytime it rained.”
The ‘ Obi Nyanime’ singer recollected an instance where she had been sacked from the church she slept in at night and had to sleep in parks overnight . According to her, ” the associate Pastor kept making advances at me which I ignored . He got frustrated and fabricated a lie about me. I was humiliated in front of the elders for being disrespectful and was given a week notice to vacate the church premises. I cried that day. I ended up sleeping in parks till I found a better accomodation .”
She however stated that her strong Christian background and her strong personality kept her from compromising her faith in God.
” I know I have been through many difficulties in life. But what kept me going was because of my strong personality. Moreover , I knew God and I kept every promises of his to me in my heart. Had it not been for that, I would have killed myself.”
By Belinda Baaba Baidoo