Stonebwoy
Ghanaian dancehall artiste, Livingstone Este Satekla popularly known as Stonebwoy, has expressed his willingness to join the fight against motor accidents.
Speaking to Citi TV at the funeral of the late Ebony Reigns last Saturday, he said as a victim of car accident, he would admonish the citizenry to collectively help reduce road carnage to the barest minimum.
According to him, road accidents kill almost thousands of people every year and a good number of souls are lost every day.
“Road accidents leave a number of people injured and deformed every time. I am an example of that; I’m accident victim and I’m facing it till now,” he said.
When asked if he had planned to embark on any campaign to help curb this problem, he said he was ready to use any means available to fight road accidents.
“Why not? Any form that we can advocate and educate the people about road safety, I am ready – and even as I speak now, it is gonna go far and you know we are all involved to make sure that we are all safe on our roads,” he added.
Stonebwoy was once involved in a car accident which claimed the life of his twin sibling. The accident rendered him disabled over a period and finally underwent a successful surgery.
A few weeks ago, he donated an amount of GH¢5,000 and other items to patients at the accident ward of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra.
Already, rapper Sarkodie has composed a song entitled, ‘Wakeup Call’ to address accidents on the country’s roads.
Other people in arts and showbiz have added their voices to the call since Priscilla Opoku-Kwarteng aka Ebony Reigns – a renowned dancehall artiste under 21 years of age – died in a gory motor accident on the Kumasi-Sunyani road last month.