Coffin sellers in Ghana say low deaths affected their sales in 2016

Coffin sellers in Accra have revealed that
low-mortality affected their businesses in
2016. In an interview conducted by Ghana
News Agency (GNA), to find out how some
businesses fared in 2016. The sellers
expressed their views on their sales for the
year with one of them blaming it on low
deaths. Mr Agyekum Darkwah Junior, a
coffin seller at the Korle-Bu hospital, said:

Much as we are not
praying for people to
die, I must also
confess that our
livelihood is derived
from the number of
coffins we sell in the
year. The market was
not good last year as
the nation recorded
low deaths compared
to previous years. My
only prayer is to get
more buyers for my
beautifully crafted
caskets so as to make
my investments
fruitful this year. I
have employed more
than eight carpenters
so if the market goes
low, I would not be
able to remunerate
them.’ he said.
Stephen Kwame Addai, a coffin shop owner
at Kaneshie, however, dismissed the notion
that the business was quite ‘diabolic one’ as
it thrived on more deaths.
‘We do not cause the
death of our fellow
human beings. Death,
whether by vehicular
accidents or sickness
is natural.’

Emmanuel Abankwaa who works on
coffins at Dansoman meanwhile said, the
business was a legitimate source of income,
as such, a growth in it was very necessary.

‘We are not saying
people should die but
if they die, we cannot
give them life but can
only help to facilitate
their burial,’ he said.
While Akorli Samuel
who deals in coffin
production at Lapaz
said that the business
is ‘Truly Profitable’.
‘People do not usually
buy coffins and keep
them ahead of burials.
To some people,
coffins are scary.
Parents should not
discourage their
children from entering
the venture. It is truly
a profitable one’.
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