Daily Graphic, Wed. Dec. 10/08
Story: Rebecca Quaicoe Duho
MOST drinking spots in and around the Klottey-Korle Constituency did not open for business due to Sunday’s polls.
Those which opened in the morning closed just when the ballots for both the presidential and parliamentary elections were being counted.
A visit to about six sites within and around the constituency showed that most drinking bar operators and some night-clubs were closed to ensure that people would not drink excessively.
At the Variety’s Bar and Evelyn’s Inn, both at Tudu, where most of its patrons are usually students from the Accra Polytechnic and its environs, both spots were closed for business the whole day.
A manager at Variety’s, Mr Michael Aboagye, told the Daily Graphic that both spots were not opened because of the elections.
Another spot, Old Timers, one of the oldest and most popular at Adabraka, was also closed for business on Sunday.
The place which is noted for its chilled drinks, Sunday ‘omo tuo’ and other local dishes and plays good local music to the admiration and dancing of both the youth and adults, did not open either for the whole day.
Also, Bermuda, a nightclub at Adabraka where most patrons spend their evenings with good hiplife and foreign tunes, especially on weekends, had its doors shut to its customers because of the elections.
A customer who showed up at the club around 9 p.m., was visibly disappointed when he turned the knob to open the door to the club and realised that it was firmly shut.
He lamented: “Oh for just some small drink and we have had to roam all of Adabraka!” He and his girlfriend were visibly disappointed and reluctantly left to continue their search for a place to sit and relax over some chilled bottles.
At Eclipse, also at Adabraka, the door to the club was closed to its patrons and cars were seen making U-turns to go and search elsewhere for a place to relax.
An old spot for senior citizens, Avenue Club House, where patrons are always assured of good quality and chilled beer especially ‘Bubra’, did not also open for business.
The next point of call was Semi’s at Asylum Down, the drinking bar which is always filled to capacity because it shows live football matches on a big screen and also boasts secure parking and spacious seating places for its clients. This spot too was no exception and was closed for business.
The bar, during the Ghana 2008 football tournament, was always filled to capacity with mostly journalists and other young people converging there to drink, watch and discuss matches.
This spot would ordinarily have been filled to capacity with patrons who would have loved to sit and analyse the polls with their colleagues, but they were disappointed and had to leave in the hope of settling elsewhere for a drink and some relaxation.
However, Strawberry at Adabraka, and Duncans at Osu, provided consolation to people who badly needed to take a beer or two.
At strawberry, people were seen dancing to loud music while others tried to discuss the voting exercise that had then taken place.
At Duncans, however, patrons were minding their own business as they drank their beer and Guinness and settled for kebabs and sausages instead of their favourite banku and tilapia because the food section was not operating.
The Daily Graphic, however, observed that none of the patrons was ready to discuss politics there and rather preferred to listen to the results in silence as they imbibed and quaffed their drink.
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