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Bros u just asked 4 six hours I gave u 2 weeks.. ghana get light I gree no doubt, na errtyn ghana take pass nigeria??

duullie88:


Bros u just asked 4 six hours I gave u 2 weeks.. ghana get light I gree no doubt, na errtyn ghana take pass nigeria??

My brother light is everything and this is why it was the first thing God created...One love[font=Lucida Sans Unicode][/font][b][/b][color=#006600][/color]

The Electricity is very spectacular in Nigeria

Dey seems nt to be able to do without throwing insult,are the knwn for dat,it sound to childish

Ladyjumong:
Dey seems nt to be able to do without throwing insult,are the knwn for dat,it sound to childish

The Ghanaians?

Goahead:
The Ghanaians?

very interesting write up

dsultry:
Am presently in ghana, been here since 2015,,,, and i would rather starve than eat soup or ghana rice,,, first it has this offensive smell and taste horrible..some find it delicious dou but this *my own personal experience so please no insult* .. i was forced to locate all the nigeria shop and resturants,,, even where u can eat correct fresh fish banga soup with starch .
Ghana is like every normal african country if u ask me,,, just that the crime rate here is less, they have good vacation places and the light is steady. Apart from this , ghana is no different from nigeria...

where in Ghana are you?

Interesting read!
I agree completely with op's submissions.

I've been in Accra for 2weeks now and I can attest to the fact that the country is excessively overrated. I have toured within Accra and the regions and all these places feel so similar without any clear distinction.

Apart from the steady power, every other thing is vague, empty and classless.

You just can't compare standards.
So far from Nigeria in every ramifications.

LordBailish:
Interesting read!
I agree completely with op's submissions.

I've been in Accra for 2weeks now and I can attest to the fact that the country is excessively overrated. I have toured within Accra and the regions and all these places feel so similar without any clear distinction.

Apart from the steady power, every other thing is vague, empty and classless.

You just can't compare standards.
So far from Nigeria in every ramifications.

Okay o

What I do know, as someone who has been to different countries (Ghana inclusive) severally is that in a way, we Nigerians like to over estimate our importance, or what we have on ground


Ghana has many positives that Nig don't have, and Nigeria also has done stuffs that Ghana can learn from.


Internet speed is better in GH
Phone calls are cheaper in GH
Their major roads are in a better shape than Nigeria major roads

Ghana has light and we don't
Ghana is relatively more safer than Ng
It's easier to set up business in Gh than Ng

Nigeria has money than Gh
Ghana educational system is more solid than ours

And the list goes on


Vague and classless my foot

So what are you all saying

I will say it again! - Let us not underestimate the importance of constant electricity. Without that, we will be a struggling nation.

this your article is hugely opinionated (you can be a bit realistic whiles stating opinions) and has many factual inaccuracies.. Tamale is the most populous region errh.. Im born and bred Port Harcourt guy, but have schooled in Ghana and travelled wide. They have some great meals (their rice is not that bad as you make it look), the people are far more law abiding, their politics better than ours and their media is very open and free. They have credible Unis (compare the number of us Nigerians in Ghana Unis vrs Ghanaians in Nigerian Unis). I have travelled on many world class streets and highways in Ghana. that country is quickly developing and their ecomony is expanding.
Yes they love nigerian songs and movies but which country doesnt.
im not a Ghana ambassador but what is this thing Nigerians Aaaaaalways want to talk down Ghana even at no provocation. Dont we have our own business to mind. Dont we have oir own PMB matters. Or is it a case of your neighbor hates you because you prosper?
We have bigger economy than Ghana (our oil reserves faaaaaarrr outnumbers theirs) but shouldnt we rather be ashamed that a country as small as Ghana with small money can still do they do and Naija with all our billions is still a deep sleeping so called gaint??

emmbet:
This issue of comparing Nigeria and Ghana has been over flogged and debated for a very long time.

As a Nigeria currently based in Ghana and married to a Ghanaian lady, I would say that:

Food: It depends on the cook like someone mentioned earlier and we can't factually opine that Nigerian food is better or Ghanaian food is better. But one thing that I know is a fact is that Nigeria has more variety in foods than Ghana.

Security: As the OP mentioned, Ghana is secure not because their security forces are that good but mostly because the crime wave is low and the average Ghanaian is more law abiding than the average Nigerian. They have more respect for constituted authority.
For starters, criminals in Nigeria are much more sophisticated than their Ghanaian counterparts. We have heard stories of robbers using explosives to rob banks in Nigeria but in Ghana, this does not happen. Ghanaian police does not yet have experience of these kind of violent and sophisticated crime operations. In Ghana, most banks don't use revolving doors like banks in Nigeria. Some even still use sliding glass doors.
The Ghanaian police are much more professional and cautious than their Nigerian counterparts. Countless times, they've let me off with just a warning and without paying a bribe.
I have also had a case where I paid for an apartment that was still occupied and after I reported to the Police, they did a professional job and made sure I got back my money.
Also, Ghanaian police does not harrass innocent citizens in checkpoints like Nigerian police. Once they see you respect them and have good manner of approach, you can get away with anything.

Road Networks: Yes it is true that most of the national highways in Ghana are single carriage ways. Roads like Aflao-Tema, Accra-Winneba-Cape Coast-Takoradi all the way to Cote d'Ivoire border are all mostly single carriage.
Also Accra-Kumasi-Kintampo-Tamale-Wale Wale-Bolgatanga till Burkina Faso border at Paga are all mostly single carriage ways. But the amazing thing is that most of these roads are well maintained and in good condition.
Nigeria has better road network than Ghana. Both innercity roads and national highways but Ghanaian highways are more maintained. This fact is not debatable.

Business climate: It is much more easier to run a business in Ghana than Nigeria. Only disadvantage in Ghana is their high capital requirement for foreigners to register business. But in terms of ease of doing business, Ghana is better in all ramifications and with less bureaucracy than Nigeria. When I was registering my company in Ghana, I lost my Tax Id No certificate which was given to me. I was surprised when I walked to the GRA office at Ministries in Accra and explained to someone there. He just asked for my name and checked it on the system and printed a new one for me. He did this within a minute and without asking for egunje.
It is also easier to clear goods from Tema port than it is from Lagos ports.
Startups have more likelihood of surviving in Ghana than in Nigeria and Ghanaian businesses men and women have more access to credit facilities than Nigeria.
The disadvantage in Ghana is that they don't have the population and purchasing power that we have in Nigeria. As a result of the high cost of living in Ghana, most households spend a higher percentage of their income on food alone and will have little or less to spend on other things that they don't consider important.
This is the reason why business moves faster in Nigeria than Ghana.

Cost of living: Ghana has a very high cost of living even with their stable electricity compared to Nigeria. Example, a bottle of coke in Ghana is about 2 cedis (200 naira) but in Nigeria now it is about 70-80 naira (0.7-0.8 cedis).
Also bottle of canned malta guiness goes for 150 naira retail in Nigeria but in Ghana, it is about 3 cedis (300 naira). I actually know a friend that imports drinks from Nigeria to sell in Ghana and he is making a killing from it.
This is the case in other goods and services.
In terms of transport, the fare from point A to point B are the same no matter the time of the day in Ghana unlike in Nigeria where this is not the case and before any increase in transport fares, the transport unions meet and agree on a particular amount to add to a specified route.
Their transport sector is more organized.
Coming to the airlines, they are never late. On many occasions that I have used African World Airlines and Starbow Airlines from Accra to Tamale, they are always on schedule. And even on the Accra-Lagos route, this is the same thing. We cannot say the same of Nigerian airlines like Arikair.

In summary, I would say that both countries have their weak and strong points. If Ghana had the money that Nigeria has earned over the years, they would have done better.
From what I can see, the achievements and heights that Ghana has reached is commensurate with their earnings over the years. They have achieved more with less while Nigeria has achieved less with much.

Just my 2 cents.

NOW THIS IS A WELL WRITTEN OPINION PIECE... OPINIONATED BUT STILL REALISTIC, SINCERE AND STAYS TRUE TO THE FACTS. Not what the skewed thread that was started to mock Ghana... again i say, Nigeria shd mind our own business oo and let our leaders use our billions for better things so we actually become the Nigeria we have to be, not the Nigeria we think we are...

Pls am travelling to ghana nxt week, what i have is my student ID card. I want to know how much to budget for transport, anyone with useful info shud pls assist me.

Exactly! I could not have said it better.

tomshare16:


NOW THIS IS A WELL WRITTEN OPINION PIECE... OPINIONATED BUT STILL REALISTIC, SINCERE AND STAYS TRUE TO THE FACTS. Not what the skewed thread that was started to mock Ghana... again i say, Nigeria shd mind our own business oo and let our leaders use our billions for better things so we actually become the Nigeria we have to be, not the Nigeria we think we are...

Goahead:
The Ghanaians?

Check which country throws insult most

tomshare16:


NOW THIS IS A WELL WRITTEN OPINION PIECE... OPINIONATED BUT STILL REALISTIC, SINCERE AND STAYS TRUE TO THE FACTS. Not what the skewed thread that was started to mock Ghana... again i say, Nigeria shd mind our own business oo and let our leaders use our billions for better things so we actually become the Nigeria we have to be, not the Nigeria we think we are...

Not really what both Nigerians and Ghanaians forget is that Ghana by no means had the same hurdles to climb as Nigeria in height or number. What Nigeria is to summount is enormous when compared to what Ghana has ever had to. All resources monetary and otherwise is channelled to a population similar to Lagos that is not to belittle but to bring perspective. Coupled with tribes that differ religiously and in language and with no one overall dominant tribal population. Our population is another factor. We should have used our billions better but the truth is we needed to use it to grow as it would not have been enough for 170 million people. That's if we are talking about building a society and a nation for generations.

Let's not also ignore the civil war and it's affects on us in terms of trust, citizenship and nation building. We have hurdles to climb and bridges to build.
That being said I was still underwhelmed by Ghana when I went although I had a nice time precisely because they didn't have the above to contend with so I expected more I suppose.

I kinda miss Ghana tho

Ugosample:
I kinda miss Ghana tho

what really do u miss about ghana bro?And how is the place compared to abidjan?

cutieme:
what really do u miss about ghana bro?And how is the place compared to abidjan?

Well, Abidjan of course have better infrastructures and more electrified streets than Accra, but still, Accra still has that unique charm as well.

Tho I hate the fact that Gh is expensive

Ugosample:


Well, Abidjan of course have better infrastructures and more electrified streets than Accra, but still, Accra still has that unique charm as well.

Tho I hate the fact that Gh is expensive

yea,so they said that accra is very expensive.

cutieme:
yea,so they said that accra is very expensive.

it is

Just30:
Dangote can't even afford a plot of land in Accra, let alone your hopeless comment

Dangote cannot afford what? ?

Is this a joke or something?

If you are judging Ghana by our low African standards, then Ghana is up there especially with Nigeria being a fool at 57.
However if you are judging by world standard, then Ghana is trash. In fact, apart from SA, no other African country comes close to being developed even close to the poor eastern European countries not to talk the big western countries.
People are hyping Ghana because Nigeria's very poor standards has made Ghana look good where as in the actual sense, both countries are trash.

Saintp:
If you are judging Ghana by our low African standards, then Ghana is up there especially with Nigeria being a fool at 57.
However if you are judging by world standard, then Ghana is trash. In fact, apart from SA, no other African country comes close to being developed even close to the poor eastern European countries not to talk the big western countries.
People are hyping Ghana because Nigeria's very poor standards has made Ghana look good where as in the actual sense, both countries are trash.

It's a sub Saharan problem.

We are not serious people.

We want development, but we are not ready to pay the price for development.

Freeloaders are what we are. Shame

If you're a Nigerian or Ghanaian and you are having problems with graduating from school... This is the solution to your problem, call me on +2347080740165. Please I would not give response to jokers.... This is serious and not for unserious persons...

Pls oooo so of they calling african countries out ghana will run and come out and wait for their counterpart like Zimbabwe. ....Nigeria is not ghana's mate if you want to compare any african country with nigeria I would only agree if it is south Africa and even at that I would argue that their civilization is as a result of the white (European )living there .......I have watched TV show where they ask SA celebrities which african they'ed love to visit most of them kept saying Nigeria. ..

Have read Ghana is the friendliest nation in West Africa.

Goahead:
Ghanaians are welcoming I still can't forget the dramatic moment I was given a microphone to introduce myself in one Ghanaian church. "My name is 'Nigerian' and I am from Nigeria". The church erupted! It was a photogenic moment as people rushed to shook my hand. On this, I love Ghanaians.