tpia@:

any country anywhere which has a huge number of its population seeking greener pastures elsewhere, is not a paradise.

emofine:

Logba, all fingers are not equal. There was a time when Angola was the poster child of hopelessness now everyone has seen the remarkable strides that nation has taken - it's called rise and fall. Our trajectories are not the same nor is our potential, our problems are not identical thus our solutions will differ. All this "look at Ghana" or "look at South Africa" constant chatter will not guarantee us solutions to our own very different problems. For your information Nigeria's economy is growing.

1025:

ghana killed all their obasanjos and tony annenihs as well as their bode georges. if we try same here, we will be on our ways to greatness.

femmy2010:


It was done at a time when it was possible and the community of Nations would see no wrong but not impossible at the age we live in now.

redsun:

It is still very possible with no international collaborators raising an eyelid.Look at syria today,the despot is killing his people in thousands with nobody bothering.

Sometimes i wonder why gaddafi who has killed less of his people than the syrian madman is different?

Logba:


Ghana was once in a bad economic situation. Ghanians fled the country in thousands to seek survival in other lands. Nigeria received large population of them in the 70s to early 80s. Every shoe cobbler in Nigeria then was a Ghanian and all menial works were reserved for them. Their ladies could be found in all corners of the country engaging in prostitution.
However, If you find a Ghanian in Nigeria today, he/she must be on holiday or fulfilling another purpose in his career or personal life.
The question is what happened to Ghana suddenly that the country was able to turn herself around from a rejected land to sourced land.

Every company in Nigeria now wants to operate from Ghana and the economy of the country has stabilized.

The only one thing i remember that helped Ghana to a large extent was the great Jerry Rawlings. He led a revolution that arrested past Ghanians leaders and made them to return the stolen money into the government covers. That was the pedestal Ghana needed to take off. It became a crime to steal government money in Ghana and the money recovered was used judiciously.
A new begining was set and things started taking proper shape. No wonder they celebrated 10 years of power stability.

I think Nigerians too should borrow a leaf from this.

Bros,
The answers to you question is very easy and simple.
1. In 2001, Kuffour declared Ghana as HIPC- Highly Indebted Poor Country (they are still on that list till now). This resulted in Debt cancellation and they were to pay only the capital.

2. The same Kuffour approached Nigeria to borrow a hugh sum of money to revive the dying economy. OBJ gave out this loan without National Assembly approval (Remember when the National Assembly wanted to impeach him-during Okadigbo regime?)

3. The same Kuffour was getting 20,000 barrels of crude oil per day from OBJ. Ya'adua increased this to 30,000 barrels per day,


So to ansa your question, Nigeria-the Giant of Africa is responsible for Ghana's survival, till date,

femmy2010:

Ours is a very complex one.
If you kill 10 Yoruba,10 Hausa and 9 Igbo corrupt leaders,some tribe would shout CHEATING,MARGINALIZATION.etc.
Our best bet is look for a way to set aside our many a recycled leaders and equally look for a way to flush out the ills in the youth of our present generation.

Seum:

Bros,
The answers to you question is very easy and simple.
1. In 2001, Kuffour declared Ghana as HIPC- Highly Indebted Poor Country (they are still on that list till now). This resulted in Debt cancellation and they were to pay only the capital.

2. The same Kuffour approached Nigeria to borrow a hugh sum of money to revive the dying economy. OBJ gave out this loan without National Assembly approval (Remember when the National Assembly wanted to impeach him-during Okadigbo regime?)

3. The same Kuffour was getting 20,000 barrels of crude oil per day from OBJ. Ya'adua increased this to 30,000 barrels per day,


So to ansa your question, Nigeria-the Giant of Africa is responsible for Ghana's survival, till date,

Nkonkonsa:

^^^^
There you go again. Taking credit where there isn't one. ECOWAS countries help each other all the time, that is the point. So, Nigeria given Ghana barrels of oil does not mean that Nigeria is necessarily responsible for Ghana's success. It is what Ghana did with the 'help' that matters. Ghana has relatively less resources than Nigeria, and has had to borrow massively to survive anyway. The beauty of Ghana is how they manage the little they get, be it from borrowing, aid or its own revenue sources.

Ghana has provided a lot of economic help to Liberia, helping with electricity production and road construction --- should Ghana take credit for the success of Liberia and ignore the effort Liberians themselves have contributed to making such help beneficial to them?

Ghana is succeeding because it is less corrupt and more efficient. Nigeria with all its resources cannot 'help' itself - think about that.

emofine:

Especially one that has been relatively peaceful since it's existence.

Logba, all fingers are not equal. There was a time when Angola was the poster child of hopelessness now everyone has seen the remarkable strides that nation has taken - it's called rise and fall. Our trajectories are not the same nor is our potential, our problems are not identical thus our solutions will differ. All this "look at Ghana" or "look at South Africa" constant chatter will not guarantee us solutions to our own very different problems. For your information Nigeria's economy is growing.

*sigh* Nigerians are really diverse eh, even the Internet ones are a different band altogether *rolls eyes* thank goodness for reality - I meet sane ones in real life

Nkonkonsa:

^^^^
There you go again. Taking credit where there isn't one. ECOWAS countries help each other all the time,  that is the point. So, Nigeria given Ghana barrels of oil does not mean that Nigeria is necessarily responsible for Ghana's success. It is what Ghana did with the 'help' that matters. Ghana has relatively less resources than Nigeria, and has had to borrow massively to survive anyway. The beauty of Ghana is how they manage the little they get, be it from borrowing, aid or its own revenue sources.

Ghana has provided a lot of economic help to Liberia, helping with electricity production and road construction --- should Ghana take credit for the success of Liberia and ignore the effort Liberians themselves have contributed to making such help beneficial to them?

Ghana is succeeding because it is less corrupt and more efficient. Nigeria with all its resources cannot 'help' itself - think about that.

ekt_bear:


@Seum:

1. How much money did Ghana borrow from Nigeria? And did they get some sweetheart interest rate?
2. Was Nigeria giving these 20k or 30k barrels to Ghana for less than the market price? If so, by how much?

ekt_bear:

@Seum:

1. How much money did Ghana borrow from Nigeria? And did they get some sweetheart interest rate?
2. Was Nigeria giving these 20k or 30k barrels to Ghana for less than the market price? If so, by how much?

Seum:

With all due respect, I think I provided ansas to the questions raised by the OP. IMO, any other information is a different ball game together!\
Nigeria is the Big Brother of Africa-Whether we have useless leaders or citizens is another kettle of fish,

My dear, to be honest I dont have that info at the back of my hand but I can do a little google research and feedback the info, This is the kind of questions I expect people to be asking NOT the usual bashing here in NL.

Bros,
The answers to you question is very easy and simple.
1. In 2001, Kuffour declared Ghana as HIPC- Highly Indebted Poor Country (they are still on that list till now). This resulted in Debt cancellation and they were to pay only the capital.

2. The same Kuffour approached Nigeria to borrow a hugh sum of money to revive the dying economy. OBJ gave out this loan without National Assembly approval (Remember when the National Assembly wanted to impeach him-during Okadigbo regime?)

3. The same Kuffour was getting 20,000 barrels of crude oil per day from OBJ. Ya'adua increased this to 30,000 barrels per day,

So to ansa your question, Nigeria-the Giant of Africa is responsible for Ghana's survival, till date,