Disability they say is not inability;
52-year-old blind Samuel Kwasi Nyedu has proved the assertion right as he defied all odds to sell coconut to fend for himself and his family, INN reports
Nyedu, chose to sell coconuts to survive with his family than throw his hands in the air with despair
He would climb coconut trees to pluck coconuts to sell.
According to him, he always trusted in God to see him through, and that has worked perfectly for him.
Mr. Nyedu, who lives in Akropong-Akuapem revealed to source that in his 15 years of climbing trees to pluck and selling coconuts, it is only once that he fell from a coconut tree.
He recalled that he was descending from the tree and mistakenly stepped on a weak branch which made him fall.
He further revealed that his desire to climb the tree started when a friend he used to pay to climb the tree for him continually disappointed him. For Nyedu said the attitude of his friend was affecting his business negatively, so he decided to climb it himself.
“All I need is the owner of the coconut to direct me to the tree” he revealed.
On the state of his blindness, Nyedu said her mother suspected something had been poured into his eyes, three days after his birth and his parents sent him to the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital but there was no change in his condition.
This challenging situation compelled him to stop schooling as he lost his sight completely
On his coconut business, Nyedu said that all hope was not lost, because he believed that he could make a living regardless of his situation.
He decided to do something for himself, by securing a place at the Akropong School for The Blind to sell confectionaries and others.
Unfortunately for him, the headmaster of the school stopped him from selling at the school.
Further opening up about the role played by his wife, Nyedu said that it was his wife, Akosua Januah, who started the coconut business and later left it for him to pursue another business.
Nyedu took up the challenge and for the past 15 years, he has been selling coconut to cater for himself and the family.
Explaining the business, Nyedu said he sells a coconut for GH¢2, and on a good day “I sell about GH¢100”.
INN learnt that Nyedu is married with five children- two girls and three boys.
“My wife sells fried yam by my side, and we have been married for 17 years,” he revealed.
Nyedu also said he would venture into poultry and corn milling business alongside the coconut trade.
His advised other disabled not to throw their hands in despair, but look for something lucrative they can do for a living, instead of resorting to begging for alms.
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