Meet 42-year-old dad of 6 kids who sells chips to take care of his family

- Kofi Boahen, a hardworking father of 6 in Ghana is able to take care of his family by making and selling chips

- According to the gentleman, he has been able to purchase a plot of land for himself with the income made from the sales

- The 42-year-old is planning to expand his business, brand it properly and sell it across the major supermarkets all around the country

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Kofi Boahen, a Ghanaian father-of-six has narrated that he is able to take care of his family with his menial business of frying and selling local chips named "atsomor".

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In an interview with GBC sighted by Legit.ng, the 42-year-old indicated that he started the business after learning from his wife and raising some funds from other menial jobs.

According to Kofi, he decided to go into the pastries business after he returned from Cote D'Ivoire during a war in 2002 and settled in a single room with his pregnant wife.

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The father of six further indicated that he has been making the chips himself sometimes with the help of his children or wife but goes out to sell them by himself.

Kofi Boahen said he has been able to take care of his family with the meagre income made through the business and has bought a plot of land for himself as well.

The 42-year-old is planning to expand his business, brand it properly, and sell it across the major supermarkets in Ghana.

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In other news, a student of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Anwuli Onwochie, has finally launched her garri business called The garri geh.

Before the interview she granted Legit TV in 2019 went viral, the young girl sold garri in the evening and sometimes during school hour.

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Tunde Ososanya, a Legit.ng editor, is a graduate of Mass Communication from the Nigerian Institute of Journalism. He's passionate about what he does and finds fulfillment in informing the people. Ososanya is the author of Later Tonight: a Collection of Short Stories.

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Source: Legit.ng