Below is an excerpt from an article on why Obama chose to visit Ghana first - over Nigeria.

According to Obama, part of the reason why he is visiting Ghana first of all is that Ghana has conducted peaceful elections and seen peaceful power transitions in recent times. Remember that their last election generated quite close results, but the transition was still relatively uneventful. He also says that President Mills (the new president of Ghana) has shown himself committed to the rule of law, and to the kinds of democratic commitments that ensure stability in a country. He postulates that there is a strong correlation between governance and prosperity. In other words, countries that are well governed are prosperous! Ghana is well governed, that translates into prosperity.

Did I hear someone say Nigeria IS the giant of Africa?

You know, it follows that Obama, and the industrialized world in general, would love to see a lot more Ghana’s in Africa. Someone might argue that Ghana has a smaller population (23,382,848 people as at 2008) than Nigeria, and that we cannot model our political system after theirs. I contend that principles hold everywhere; the political system is no exception. If you plant beans in Nigeria, and you plant beans in Europe – you still get beans; not apples. Ghana might be smaller, but they are currently following principles that are guaranteed to make them into a developed country quite soon; and at the present rate – way before Nigeria. However, that will only continue if we refuse to take our places, and do our thing.

Read more on this article at
http://koyegbeke..com/2009/07/gnat-giant-of-africa.html,

comments are welcome - as we need to know what you think.

From my point of view, Ghana is been lifted up as a model for the rest of West-Africa in particular, What do you think

Yes he chose the right option.

before nko?
how do you compare sleep with death?
He made the right choice

samparian:

before nko?
how do you compare sleep with death?
He made the right choice

i need not say more