Comments on: Comparing Ghana with Nigeria

By: Frankie

Frankie — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 19:48:51 +0000

It’s funny how Nigerians still live in their glory days of the 70′s and 80′s. I have lived in both countries in the last 10years and I can tell you for a fact that Ghana is a country on a good course. Nigeria is getting worse everyday. instead of making silly comparisons, why don’t Nigerians strive to achieve the best for their country like Ghana is doing and forget about the dumb ‘giant of africa’ cliche when so many other africa countries are doing better than them. Maybe when Ghana starts repatriating the Millions of Nigerians crossing the Ghanaian borders on a daily basis, then they will realise how much destruction they have caused their own country

By: Kabeer A.

Kabeer A. — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 22:02:00 +0000

Ghana cannot compete wit Nigeria bcos 9ja has somany potentials, economic realities and many more.

By: mani from Texas, United States

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:44:14 +0000

Well! 9ja rules,

I read your comments and would like to add some important note.

I am a Ghanian and I lived in Lagos for a while. I know quite a bit about these two countries.

Nigeria has some good things and Ghana also has some good things.
Nigeria rose to prominence in the 70s and 80s but poor governmental management derailed its thrust.

Ghana struggled with very bad military administrations until a straight headed revolutionary put things in order. It took over 10 years to get the country back on road, to realize we have to work together from the scratch as one people and to draw investor confidence.

We are still a developing country and we have a long way to go.
So long as our leaders realize what adequate steps to take to launch the country onto a middle income path then we can move forward. Sometimes world economic upheavals may detour it from the path for a while but the goal is to get there.

Nigeria is completely different from Ghana. There are a loose federation of states that vie strongly for federal budget.
Accountability is harder than in Ghana because of the population.
There are very great minds in Nigeria spreading from educational, economic to ingenious Ibos.

Nigeria has a strong cultural identification than Ghana. This can be noticed wherever they go. Their pride in traditional attire will attest to that.

The collapse of the Nigerian economy in the 80s increased many fraudulent activities that advertised the country negatively to the world. The 419s became more active. Religious fundamentalism became prominent with it devastating and resonating consequences.

As I mentioned before, Ghana is far cry from being considered a prosperous country. You all know that. But there is a point to begin correcting things.

It is good to compare these two countries if it is thought provoking unto good works. Any other reason reveals the old African mentality of bringing each other down. Africa does not need that anymore.

How Can Nigeria rise again?
Honestly it will take a stronger revolutionary than that of Ghana because of population size and the depth of the intertwined crisis.
The military is needed not in this. A strong willed civilian authority that will stand up to fight rooted corruption powers, fight for the right of the people, take care of the oil ruined lands and the people and reduce the number of states to may be 6 to prevent feuds.

Well, some of these leaders may not live to see the fruit of it but the new generation will reap the reward.

By: Oluniyi D. Ajao from United Kingdom

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:58:05 +0000

Well said but the USA is the world’s largest economy. Can you say without fear of contradiction that the USA is not well-organized?

By: Omoh from Nigeria

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:52:37 +0000

All over the world, smaller countries seems to get a bit more organised than bigger nations. Nigeria is a large nation. With a large economy and great potentials. There is no basis for comparing Nigeria and Ghana. Ghana’s economy is not as large as that of Lagos state! Nigeria is full of diversities. You might feel horrible comparing Accra and Lagos. but hey, has anyone of you try comparing Accra and Abuja? They are miles apart, or better still, with Calabar.
Ghana’s per capital income is less than half of Nigeria’s, so whats thick about Ghana?

Nigeria will continue to hold sway not only in west Africa but Africa, check out the next eleven, only Nigeria made that list in Africa. Not even with all the Gold in South Africa, they are not there.

Nigeria is growing and taking shape and we would certainly not want to be like Ghana for any reason.

By: Mike from Gauteng, South Africa

Sat, 21 Aug 2010 22:31:04 +0000

Ajao, you made your envy so obvious. Does Ghana not need much more fixing even if Nigeria needs some? And what business do you have with Naija? Why not face the problems of Ghana and get them solved. You really don’t have to bring anybody down to elevate yourself, let people praise you. Ajoa, enough of your biased articles…………..people are tired of you and you are seriously loosing credibility.

By: 9ja rules from Ghana

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:53:30 +0000

There is no point comparing Nigeria with Ghana bc ghana will need many years of hard work to match nigeria scientifically, industrally and otherwise. I am a Nigerian and would love my leaders to work harder so as to help the poor masses. Nigeria is supposed to be among the top 10 richest countries in the world. Even with bad leadership, we Nigerians dont let this get us down. Individually we are great. Nigerians are the richest black people on earth, check forbes list. People claim ghana has good education system but that is laughable, bc Most text books (more than 70%) used in Ghana schools are written by Nigerian athors. The best scientists, actors, actresses, fashion designers etc etc in Africa are from Nigeria. If Ghana educational system is good then ghana should be producing great scientist. The best performing black students in europe and america are nigerians. The father of the internet is a Nigerian, Jelani of Genera motors is a Nigerian and so is the little girl that break world record last year flying solo across america. the list is endless. A Nigerian has just partnered and bought an important airport in England last week. NIGERIA run the gamut in the list of greatest Africans. If Ghana has everything working for them why are they not doing well locally and internationally? Ghanains in europe and american dont ever think of going home. While Indians in overseas return home every year with more money and knowledge. A group of Nigerian doctors in USA are building a $350 million dollar hospital in Abuja. Another group are building African American university of sciences. What are diaspora Ghanians doing to help their people back home? Even in Ghana Nigerians are the highest foreign investors. Most banks, insurance companies, richest estates etc etc are owned by Nigerians. We control all the vital areas of ghanas economy including avaition, banking, telecommunications etc etc. The only cinema in ghana (SILVERBIRD) is owned by a Nigerian. Pls tell me which area Ghana can match Nigeria apart from HATE? I used to love ghanaians so much b4 i came to this country, but since 7 years i have been coming here and have discovered these people hate us sooo much.
I have shops and restaurants in Ghana. Every now and then these street urchins will chant Nigeria must go. I wish they will mean this one day so we keep them where they belong. We will crush their economy. If Nigerians leave ghana half of their population will be jobless. Nigerian banks are the highest paying here, most ghana bankers resign from their poor banks to take position in Nigerian banks.
If Nigeria goes we will go with our airlines, banks, mega companies, shops etc etc unlike when we sent ghana packing they went home with lorry load of ghana must go bags.
Oh i forgot to mention, as i am writtin this note am in ghana and the elctricity has been on and off for at least 3 times today. yet you will hear ghanains telling you they have good electricity supply. Bc of this light wahala and HATRED, many Nigerians are relocating back home. Last year at least 12 Nigerian guys that I know relocated to their states with their families. Before April i will move my restaurants to Gambia and senegal. I already bought a night club in gambia. I wish fellow Nigerians will leave ghana for ghanains to manage their own economy, lets see what they can do. And dont forget nigerian govt subsidizes oil/gas to ghana to tell u how much we love and help these people. Pls dont misunderstand me, i love Ghanains alot. I have given work to 5 ghanains who are working oil companies in Nigeria and making good money. But i dont like those fools who trash talk Nigerians bc ghana is not better. When you say Nigerian leaders are corrupt u forgot your own leaders? Most african leaders are corrupt and will go to hell. Ghana is an exporter of gold and diamonds, and is the worlds second largest exporter of cocoa, what are they doing with the money?

By: Akinyele Godwin Busuyi from Greater Accra, Ghana

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:23:21 +0000

Honestly, Oluniyi has spoken several indesputable truths out of wich I will reemphasise on TWO:

There is an addage that follow me home and know who I am. Hence, if you have not stayed long in Ghana to experience the level of poverty, you will only end up being deceived by the their national screen saver.

Futhermore, I still strugle to know why they jealous 9ja so much. We don’t have time doing all this to them because a tiger doesn’t go about proclaiming its tigertude. So, you might need not blaming those who don’t understand it this way but I must tell them that Ghanaians know we hold supremacy and so they must not be blamed for their strugles to share it at least.

In all, We must appreciate 9ja for even its ability among the blacks to cope with such sea-bank number of people.

However, there are things to appreciate in Ghana to be sincere: cerenity and gentleness.

By: Oluniyi D. Ajao from Ghana

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 05:11:26 +0000

Much of your assertion is true. My opinion is simple, Nigeria needs a lot of fixing. Period.

By: 9jaboi from Ghana

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 06:32:56 +0000

HOW CAN U COMPARE GHANA WITH GREAT NIGERIA? UNLESS U HAVE NEVER TRAVELLED AND U HAVENT LIVED IN GHANA FOR MORE THAN 1 YEAR. OUR PROBLEM IN AFRICA IS we dont believe in our country, we always blieve d other country is better, until u go and see. I have been coming to Ghana for d last 4 years. B4 i came to ghana our friends back in lagos will tell u that ghana never had any light problem for d last 10 yrs. but d moment i checked into a hotel in ghana from d kotoka airport, there was power cut that lasted till d next morning. I COULDNT BELIEVE IT? truth is, electricity in ghana can last longer than nigeria but d electricity supply in ghana is nowhere near what is obtainable in other african countries like even kenya or south africa, not to talk of developed countries. I have 3 offices in many parts of accra so i know what am talking about.
Apart from electricity, there is never anywhere ghana can match with 9ja. YES some parts of accra can be cleaner than Lagos, but its just bc of d population. Its d same problem with London and NYC. every over populated city is usually dirty. I have been to different regions in ghana, they r too poor to set with great 9ja. To even compare our airports with Kotota is an insult. Look at how small kotota is, tell me what facilities that qualifies it with an international airport? can dis kotota airport even compete with d new lagos airport called MM2? d answer is a big NO. Ghana has only one international airport, and at least they should have upgraded it by now. Many states in nigeria have better airport than kotoka. Look at what d governor of akwaibom did, have u seen that airport? have u seen then one in Delta state still under construction?
ECONOMY? hahaha i laugh when someone mentioned that ghana is cheaper than nigeria. Its a big lie. About a yr ago it could be true, but right now since another leader took over d economy of ghana is in a bad shape. change $1,000 USD and tell me how many weeks it will last u in ghana, then go to lagos or abuja and do d same? Hotel is very cheap in Ghana, thats true, but compare any other item u buy in ghana with their price in Nigeria. Ghanians flood lagos everyday to buy many items to resell in Ghana bc its far cheaper in Nigeria. Our industrial sector in 9ja is more active. To find out, go to 3 shops or super markets in ghana, list all d items that r made in ghana, and go to lagos and do d same, u will see that ghana is nowhere near nigeria in that department. most items u see in ghana shops r made either in nigeria or europe/america/asia. Ghana dont produce anything apart from kente clothes…
CRIME: there is high crime rate in ghana just like any other african country. Whenever there is armed robbery they will claim its nigerians, but after every investigation they will realise its all ghanian criminals 100%. Ghanian boys r number 1 dating scammers in d world. They specialise in credit card scam, dating scam and gold scam. They usually register on many dating sites as if they r white men, their targets are usually old white women. many of them use fake black photos to lire greedy white men into sending them money. Once a white person replies, they will take ur fotos to a shrine in their vilage and do something so that this white person will believe any story they will tell him or her. I think it work for them. last year i was returning from UK i was in d same flight with a 18 years old ghana boy that i used to dash money. as we disembarked at kotoka airport, 3 jeeps emerged, he told me all those cars belonged to him, he said he meet a white canadian wowman that gave him over $350,000 USD in fraud deal. that small school drop out is using range rover sport brand new, cadilac escalade and a murano jeep. go to internet cafes in ghana, u will see small boys of 15 yrs old faking profiles in many dating sites. WHAT THESE BOYS ARE DOING IS CALLED SAKAWA IN GHANA, IT MEANS BLOOD MONEY. I am not judging anyone, am just comparing crime rate. In Kenya, senegal, gambia and many african countries i visited, young girls/women usually wash their face with juju so that rich white tourists will love them and take them to europe…
POVERTY> Ghana is very very very poor. Their fathers are fools, they dont care about their children. U can f**k a ghanian girl for benku moni. Meet a girl on d road and tell her that nu like her, d first thing she will tell u is to give her moni to eat benku, after eating, she will follow u to ur house and thats it. THEY R TOO CHEAP. Their men dont care. In Ibo where i come from, our parents try to train us in school at least up to secondary school level. Any ibo guy that doesnt have at least secondary school education doesnt want to go, not that their parents dont want to train them. In ghana, its different. Many people r not in school bc of moni, their fathers dont care. Here the word is landlady bc its d women who make d money and build houses. their men r making children with different women, they dont care about these kids. There are many bastards here… In my tribe if i have a child with a girl, certainly i must take care of d baby till he or she is old enough to live with me. But here the men dont care. GHANA GIRLS DONT LIKE CONDOMS. Ghanian girls dont like condoms. I hate dated 3 girls here, they have all removed my condom at d first time we make love, they claim its too sweet, but i wont allow dat bc i know d danger it entails. Its a shame, ask up to 10 men here, from their opinion u will know.
ILLITERACY: I am shocked that very many taxis in Accra dont speak english. B4 i came here they claim ghanians speak better english, i am shocked that many times i stop a taxi, but he doesnt speak english. these are boys in their 20s and 30s? Is there are taxi in lagos, abuja or port harcourt that doesnt speak at least pidgin english??? Try and stop 10 taxis in accra, u will see that many of them dont speak english.. they will expect u to speak twi. Even many young girls here dont speak english, its a shame.

If u have friends studying in ghana universities, ask them how much they spend everyday to study in ghana, forget d school fees, then do same to people studying in nigeria. U will see that ghana is too EXPENSIVE. I have 2 boys studying in 2 different universities in Nigeria and i have another set of 2 boys studying here in Ghana, so i know how much i send to d boys in Nigeria every month and how much it costs to maintain the ones in Ghana. NIGERIA IS CHEAPER.
It cost me $5,000 USD to clear a jeep in ghana last yr eventhough i got my car within 3 weeks, but d same jeep cost me $3,000 to clear in Lagos though it took 5 weeks to reach my hand bc of port congesion. CARS R TOO DAMN EXPENSIVE IN GHANA WHEN COMPARED WITH NIGERIA.
In summery, Ghana will need some years of hard work to match nigeria. Why do u guys compare accra with lagos? Lagos is not our capital city like accra? SO GO TO ABUJA AND ACCRA AND TELL ME IF THERE IS ANYWHERE ACCRA CAN MATCH ABUJA. there is not even any single MEGA project in ghana to start with. By the time fashola finishes with lagos in 8 years time no city in africa will ever match with Lagos, the pride of africa. do u want me to list all d mega projects that r going on in lagos, abuja and port harcourt?
GHANIANS ALWAYS ENVY NIGERIA BC THEY KNOW WE R AHEAD. MANY GHANIANS BEG ME EVERY YR TO TAKE THEM TO NIGERIA. FOR D LAST 2 YEARS I ALWAYS INVITE 3 GHANA FRIENDS OVER TO NIGERIA AND THEY ARE MARVELED. I am not saying everything is all rosy in 9ja, but to compare 9ja with ghana is an insult bc ghana is primitive go to other parts of ghana and see poverty. The person that started this blog needs more education. Even in GDP or GNI ghana is below 9ja. I think d IMF finance greater %% of ghana budjet every yr. all d big road projects in ghana ae done by agencies, ghana is too poor to handle any mega project alone. Ghanain girls do juju to make nigerian men love them and marry them bc they know we pay better and higher than even white men, its like that in all african countries i have been to. If u r in 9ja u wont ever know ur value, when u go out u will see that WE ARE THE TRUE GAINT OF AFRICA. If not bad leadership is there any african country that can compete with nigeria in anything..
Finally, we love ghanians and they love us, we are brothers. many times some ghanians will say they wanna send nigerians back to their country. i usually laugh at that, bc most nigerians living in ghana are rich back home. If u send them home they are already rich, is not as if they will go home and suffer. they try to compare what happened when ghanians were living in nigeria. Ghanians came to nigeria to do prostitution, work in factories and many of them were stealig like my father told me. Its hard to find any nigerian working in ghana. if they do, they r working for nigerian companies. many nigerians travel to ghana with their own companies, money etc etc and they set up their own business once they arrive.