Many world leaders, including U.S. presidents and European heads of state, choose to carry their own personal bags as a sign of self-reliance, humility, or simply to ensure their security details remain unencumbered.
While they are surrounded by massive entourages, the act of a leader holding their own luggage has frequently caught public attention.
This is in sharp contradiction to FCT minister attack on the presidential candidate of NDC Peter Obi whom he described as stingy by electing to carry his own bags any time he is traveling.
Within the professional protection industry, there is a strict strategic reason for this practice: bodyguards are trained never to carry a protectee’s luggage.
A secret service agent or close protection officer must keep their hands completely free at all times. This ensures they can instantly react to a crisis, draw a weapon, or shield the leader without being slowed down by a suitcase.
• Personal Assistants vs. Security: If a leader does not want to carry their own bag, the task falls to a personal assistant or protocol aide rather than a security guard.
