A concerned citizen from the Sanguli community in the Saboba District of Northern Ghana has shared a video of how community members use long ropes tied to a mango tree in search of a network signal.
The Sanguli residents expressed frustration about the difficulty of obtaining reliable mobile service in the areain the 21st century.
The resident urged telecommunication companies and relevant authorities to address the issue and assist the community.
In the viral video shared the Sanguli residents gather beneath a tree in the hope of catching a mobile signal.
Speaking in the viral video, a concerned citizen Sanguli community stated, “ What you see here, even though we are under a mango tree, these are not mango hanging, they are mobile phones, not mangoes.”
Why hang mobile phones like this? There is no network; it is a very big challenge here. People who are here have to hang up their phones to be able to gain access to the network to browse and make calls.
He added that it is a big challenge as in the 21st Century everything is on the phone.
“MTN, Telecel, AT, and the Sanguli community need your services. If you are able to improve the connectivity here, you are going to make huge money because any network that is strong here, everyone will switch to that network”, he added.
A community member of Sanguli also lamented, “ It is a very big challenge for us. If you want to go online, unless you are here, when you are here, you are supposed to hang up the phone and put on your data, which comes and goes. For you to download something of the size of 5mb, it will take you more than an hour”.
He further demonstrated how they make a call with the phones tied to the tree, adding that there is no private call here.
Meanwhile, some Ghanaians have reacted to the video, calling on the Communication Minister, Sam George, to take action and solve their predicament.
One netizen stated, “@samgeorgegh, have you seen this? And have you taken action to solve this yet?”
Another stated, “I’m a nurse from Kumasi working in Tatale-Sanguli District. Some of the sub districts here are worse. No network, no electricity. And during the rainy season, the road blocks. It’s tough bro”.
One more netizen added, “It’s Dr Bawumia’s hometown oo but he’s here in the cities claiming he’s digitalisation man, meanwhile see how your people are helpless”.
“This is unbelievable! In the 21st century, and we’re still struggling with basic network coverage. Kudos to the residents for finding creative solutions, but it’s time for telecom companies to step up!”, one more X user added.
One more X user added, “Instead of them to fight or voice out their concerns about being ignored, their part of the national cake, they’ll rather fight and kill themselves. It’s sad, but that’s the truth”.
Additionally, a netizen wrote, “@samgeorgegh please, I said you should come to Dubai and sit down with Etisalat and du network, so that they can take over our network 🛜 space. This is the work of the network providers, but it seems they don’t care”,
In an increasingly digital world, and as Ghana continues its digital transformation drive, Sanguli are unable to fully participate in digital banking, e-learning, telemedicine, or e-commerce.
Watch the video below:
A concerned citizen shared a video from the Sanguli community in the Saboba District of Northern Ghana, showing residents using long ropes tied to a mango tree to hang their phones in order to access mobile networks.
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