Jigga_man101:

List any positive thing in Africa and Ghana would be top ten list any negative thing in Africa and Nigeria would be top ten. Can we really call Nigeria a country.

Number of universities: Nigeria 135, Ghana 2 or 3.

Number of airports: Nigeria 25, Ghana 1 or 2.

Middle class: Nigeria 60 million, Ghana 6 million

Annual GDP: Nigeria $370 billion, Ghana $35 billion.

Largest internet/telecoms market in Africa - South Africa, Nigeria, Egypt, Kenya:

Ghana position (unknown)

Nigeria: First African indigenous car manufacturer, INNOSON Motors. Ghana: No vehicle industry.

Space Program: Nigeria built first black-built satellite, Nigersat x currently in space. Ghana does not have a space program.

Nigeria: First black Nobel laureate in Literature: Wole Soyinka. Ghana... zero.

Nigeria: listed in Next 11 of global powers: Ghana... zero

Economy: Nigeria largest economy in Africa (overtaking South Africa after GDP rebasing): Ghana... ermm maybe 29th?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_Eleven

Nigeria: 2nd most highly developed financial services sector in Africa after South Africa, with a mix of local and international banks, asset management companies, brokerage houses, insurance companies and brokers, private equity funds and investment banks. Ghana?..erm


''According to Citigroup, Nigeria will get the highest average GDP growth in the world between 2010–2050. Nigeria is one of two countries from Africa among 11 Global Growth Generators countries.

Previously, economic development had been hindered by years of military rule, corruption, and mismanagement. The restoration of democracy and subsequent economic reforms have successfully put Nigeria back on track towards achieving its full economic potential. It is now the second largest economy in Africa (following South Africa), and the largest economy in the West Africa Region.''


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria


NUFF SAID

a sh1thole is a sh1thole is a sh1thole is a sh1thole is a sh1thole is a sh1thole is a sh1thole LOL

^^^ Ghana is worse than a sh1thole. It's tiny and insignificant in addition to being sh1tty.

Oh.. I forgot: Nigeria: Africa's third most powerful and equipped military after South Africa and Egypt.

Ghana.... A very poor military dependent on regional powerhouse Nigeria for sustenance, with its soldiers known as the biggest cowards in military uniform in all Africa, and quite possibly in the world.

ROSSIKE:

Number of universities: Nigeria 135, Ghana 2 or 3.

Number of airports: Nigeria 25, Ghana 1 or 2.

Middle class: Nigeria 60 million, Ghana 6 million

Annual GDP: Nigeria $370 billion, Ghana $35 billion.

Largest internet/telecoms market in Africa - South Africa, Nigeria, Egypt, Kenya:

Ghana position (unknown)

Nigeria: First African indigenous car manufacturer, INNOSON Motors. Ghana: No vehicle industry.

Space Program: Nigeria built first black-built satellite, Nigersat x currently in space. Ghana does not have a space program.

Nigeria: First black Nobel laureate in Literature: Wole Soyinka. Ghana... zero.

Nigeria: listed in Next 11 of global powers: Ghana... zero

Economy: Nigeria largest economy in Africa (overtaking South Africa after GDP rebasing): Ghana... ermm maybe 29th?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_Eleven

Nigeria: 2nd most highly developed financial services sector in Africa after South Africa, with a mix of local and international banks, asset management companies, brokerage houses, insurance companies and brokers, private equity funds and investment banks. Ghana?..erm


''According to Citigroup, Nigeria will get the highest average GDP growth in the world between 2010–2050. Nigeria is one of two countries from Africa among 11 Global Growth Generators countries.

Previously, economic development had been hindered by years of military rule, corruption, and mismanagement. The restoration of democracy and subsequent economic reforms have successfully put Nigeria back on track towards achieving its full economic potential. It is now the second largest economy in Africa (following South Africa), and the largest economy in the West Africa Region.''


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria


NUFF SAID

Stupid nigerian Wikipedia really. Come on and on top of that you also embellish. Such a shame

ROSSIKE: ^^^ Ghana is worse than a sh1thole. It's tiny and insignificant in addition to being sh1tty.

Oh.. I forgot: Nigeria: Africa's third most powerful and equipped military after South Africa and Egypt.

Ghana.... A very poor military dependent on regional powerhouse Nigeria for sustenance, with its soldiers known as the biggest cowards in military uniform in all Africa, and quite possibly in the world.

Military, Nigeria military is a joke. Bakassi anyone. Then your stupid government had the nerve to say France threatened to level Nigeria if it did give up bakassi. You guys are a joke.

Jigga_man101:

Military, Nigeria military is a joke. Bakassi anyone. Then your stupid government had the nerve to say France threatened to level Nigeria if it did give up bakassi. You guys are a joke.

Look at this one from a lollypop army country like Ghana talking.

Nigerian forces helped to save Liberia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan etc... Ghana forces? Selling Kenkey under the bridge in Kumasi. Certainly nowhere to be found in the theater of battle.

Pray your neighbours do not take up arms against you. We know your president will board the first plane to Abuja for Nigeria to come and save you.

Jigga_man101:


Stupid nigerian Wikipedia really. Come on and on top of that you also embellish. Such a shame

There is NO SUCH THING as ''Nigerian wikipedia'', dummy. And where is the embellishment? As if Nigeria needs any embellishment to display her SENIORITY over you.

ROSSIKE:

Look at this one from a lollypop army country like Ghana talking.

Nigerian forces helped to save Liberia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan etc... Ghana forces? Selling Kenkey under the bridge in Kumasi. Certainly nowhere to be found in the theater of battle.

Pray your neighbours do not take up arms against you. We know your president will board the first plane to Abuja for Nigeria to come and save you.

Ask Liberians about Ghana army. They said Ghana and Senegal army were the most organized and they were of quality. Nigeria? What exactly did Nigeria do except fathered 500000 kids. They are uncultured, untrained uncivilized and above all nigerian. This is the country that put quantity over quality.

ROSSIKE:

There is NO SUCH THING as ''Nigerian wikipedia'', dummy. And where is the embellishment? As if Nigeria needs any embellishment to display her SENIORITY over you.

Stupid nigerian, wikipedia really

Jigga_man101:

Ask Liberians about Ghana army. They said Ghana and Senegal army were the most organized and they were of quality. Nigeria? What exactly did Nigeria do except fathered 500000 kids. They are uncultured, untrained uncivilized and above all nigerian. This is the country that put quantity over quality.

Liar. Liberians know NOTHING about any ''Ghana army''. Ghanaian soldiers were given the job of tea makers for Nigerian troops who did all the fighting, being the best trained and most highly equipped forces in West Africa.

Nigerian troops being praised by grateful Liberians for liberating the country.
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At the time of this parade, the Ghanaian soldiers were still hiding in the bush fearing the rebels were coming for them.


Nigerian troops arrive to tumultous welcome by Liberians:

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ROSSIKE:

Liar. Liberians know NOTHING about any ''Ghana army''. Ghanaian soldiers were given the job of tea makers for Nigerian troops who did all the fighting, being the best trained and most highly equipped forces in West Africa.

Nigerian troops being praised by grateful Liberians for liberating the country.
.....................................[img]http://beegeagle.files./2012/04/nigerian-army-sniper1.jpg[/img]

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At the time of this parade, the Ghanaian soldiers were still hiding in the bush fearing the rebels were coming for them.


Nigerian troops arrive to tumultous welcome by Liberians:

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Apparently you don't even know about the Liberian war. I have friends that survive that war. They tell me story about the war and horrendous things that Nigerian soldiers did. If you knew about the war you would know that war ended when America troops arrived when George bush asked Charles Taylor to live. Smh like a typical Nigerian always glory chasing.

During the war where did most Liberians seek refuge not Nigeria. In fact anytime something bad occurs in any african country Ghana is the country where they seek refuge.

Jigga_man101:

Apparently you don't even know about the Liberian war. I have friends that survive that war. They tell me story about the war and horrendous things that Nigerian soldiers did. If you knew about the war you would know that war ended when America troops arrived when George bush asked Charles Taylor to live. Smh like a typical Nigerian always glory chasing.

During the war where did most Liberians seek refuge not Nigeria. In fact anytime something bad occurs in any african country Ghana is the country where they seek refuge.

You cannot turn history on its head. You are obviously a desperate liar. We should ignore the pictures of thousands of Liberians showing love for their Nigerian liberators to accept your ludicrous slaveboy fantasies of ''George Bush....''...Slaveboy... NO SINGLE AMERICAN SOLDIER WAS INVOLVED IN THE LIBERIAN WAR. NOT ONE. I've told you to go get a refund on your education because you are incurably dumb and stu.pid.

ROSSIKE:

Liar. Liberians know NOTHING about any ''Ghana army''. Ghanaian soldiers were given the job of tea makers for Nigerian troops who did all the fighting, being the best trained and most highly equipped forces in West Africa.

Nigerian troops being praised by grateful Liberians for liberating the country.
.....................................[img]http://beegeagle.files./2012/04/nigerian-army-sniper1.jpg[/img]

.....................................[img]http://beegeagle.files./2012/05/ecomilal-ahram.jpg[/img]
At the time of this parade, the Ghanaian soldiers were still hiding in the bush fearing the rebels were coming for them.


Nigerian troops arrive to tumultous welcome by Liberians:

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ECOMOG-Liberia
ECOMOG / UNOMIL LIBERIA
ECOMOG-Liberia
Liberia is the oldest independent nation in West Africa, founded in 1822 for freed slaves from the Americas and given independence in 1847. But until 1980 when 28- year old Master- Sergeant Samuel Kanyon Doe overthrew Africa's oldest constitution in a military coup, economic, political and military power in the country was dominated by the America-Liberians, the freed slaves who constitute only 4 percent of the country's population. After flawed elections and an abortive coup attempt in 1985, the National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL) led by Charles Taylor launched a rebellion from the bush in 1989. Lieutenant Prince Yormie Johnson broke away from the NPFL and formed the Independent National Patriotic Front of Liberia (INPFL). Other armed groups sprang up.
A full- scale war broke out. Tens of thousands were displaced. The internally displaced population numbered about 700,000. Some 727,000 civilians also poured into neighbouring countries in search of peace and shelter. And in early August 1990, ECOWAS mini-summit was held in the Gambian capital of Banjul, from which was created a 4,000-strong ECOWAS Monitoring Group, ECOMOG.

The force, drawn from Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone and the Gambia, was mandated to maintain law and peace, protect life and property, maintain essential services, provide security for the interim administration, observe elections and conduct normal police duties. The force, which became operative in late August 1990, was initially under the command of Ghana's Lt. General Arnold Quainoo, the Buffalo Soldier. He held the position for a brief period, less than a month. The Ghanaian commander was replaced by a Nigerian after President Doe was arrested at ECOMOG Headquarters by Prince Johnson INPFL and gruesomely murdered. The supporters of the assassinated president later organized their activities under the canopy known as the United Liberation Movement of democracy, ULIMO.

The ECOMOG force grew in number and commitment as the years rolled by. By the time it ended its operation in Liberia in January 1999, ECOMOG had committed some 40,000 troops, the bulk of whom came from Nigeria. Ghana's contribution was 11,429, representing more than one-quarter of the total troops development. Some 36 Ghanaian soldiers lost their lives in the Liberian operation.

ECOMOG carried war-mutilated Liberia to a relatively peaceful democratic election. It is difficult to imagine what Liberia would look like today if ECOMOG had not been invented. While the feuding factions in Liberia were put under the security guard of ECOMOG, West African leaders criss-crossed the sub-region looking for an answer to the Liberian puzzle. From Accra through Lome and Cotonou to Abuja and to Bamako, Liberia dominated the politics of the region. Ghana effectively participated in this shuttle diplomacy. Ghana's Foreign Minister, Mr. James Victor Gbeho, was named Special Representative of the Chairman of ECOWAS to Liberia between 1995 and 1996.

ECOMOG was the lodestar for regional peacekeeping initiatives in Africa. On 22 September 1993 the Security Council adopted a resolution establishing the United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia, UNOMIL. It had the initial task of co-operating with ECOMOG in implementation of the Cotonou Peace Accord, which called for a ceasefire, demobilization and holding of elections.

UNOMIL was the first UN peacekeeping mission undertaken in cooperation with a peacekeeping operation already set up by another organisation. UNOMIL worked closely and symbiotically with ECOMOG to bring Liberia to a state of near normalcy, dividing their labours in development, security, support services and humanitarian administration.

For Ghana, ECOMOG provided the opportunity to test the potency of using an African peacekeeping force to an African problem. And the result has become a classroom for all to learn from. In ECOMOG, Ghanaian troops undertook daring operations- disarming, rescuing, escorting and distributing humanitarian supplies. Unlike some countries contingents in ECOMOG, the Ghanaian contingent never used arms to resolve an impasse. Towards the end of January 1999, Ghanabatt 15, less one company, was redeployed to Sierra Leone, despite Ghana's protests against the alleged involvement of Liberia in the Sierra Leonean conflict. One Ghanaian battalion remains in the country, as part of the UN Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL).

Certainly, when the histories of Liberia and Sierra Leone come to be written, ECOMOG will feature prominently. And Ghanaian soldiers will take a front seat to tell the tale of a country disabled by a civil war that claimed 150,000 lives and led to a complete breakdown of law and order, exported its war to neighbouring Sierra



http://www.gaf.mil.gh/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=25&Itemid=59


Ghanaian soldiers get UN peacekeeping medals in Liberia
Page last updated at Friday, June 14, 2013 7:07 AM // Leave Your Comment
Karin Landgren, Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) of the United Nations, has awarded Peacekeeping Medals to more than 700 Ghanaian peacekeepers for their outstanding service as part of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL).

“Since deploying its first troops to UNMIL in 2003, Ghana has remained a strong, reliable and dedicated partner in Liberia’s peace, stability and development,” the UN envoy said at a ceremony in Liberia’s frontier city of Ganta, to honour the Ghanaian soldiers for their dedicated service.

A statement signed by Cynthia Prah, National Information Officer of the United Nations Information Centre in Accra and copied to the Ghana News Agency, on Thursday, said in addition to providing a large number of troops to UNMIL, Ghana has also made available highly qualified military and police officers, who have served the Mission in senior positions, including deputy force commanders, chiefs of staff forces and a police commissioner.

The Ghanaian peacekeepers, had for the past five months been serving in various locations in Lofa, Bong and Nimba counties.

Ms Landgren praised them for pursuing and upholding the noble values and traditions of peacekeeping.

She commended the joint patrols and operations the Ghanaian soldiers had undertaken with their Liberian counterparts to remote and inaccessible parts of the country, especially along the borders with Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea and Sierra Leone to monitor cross-border activities and reassure the local population of their safety.

“You and your national partners have played an essential role in protecting civilians along the fragile border with Côte d’Ivoire through Operation MAYO, which brings you together with the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire forces and Ivorian officials for information sharing and joint patrols,” the SRSG told the Ghanaian peacekeepers.

Ms Landgren, who is also the Coordinator of UN Operations in Liberia, noted that in a few months Liberia and UNMIL would celebrate a decade of peace; at the same time.

She said: “There is still more to be done in support of Liberia’s peace, security and development.”

“Liberia’s security remains UNMIL’s top priority as we progress with the gradual and carefully planned transition of our security responsibilities to the Liberian authorities,” she added.



http://www.ghanabusinessnews.com/2013/06/14/ghanaian-soldiers-get-un-peacekeeping-medals-in-liberia/#sthash.Nt3qtovM.dpuf

^^^Not surprised you did not leave a link to that rubbish you posted.

Jigga_man101:

Apparently you don't even know about the Liberian war. I have friends that survive that war. They tell me story about the war and horrendous things that Nigerian soldiers did. If you knew about the war you would know that war ended when America troops arrived when George bush asked Charles Taylor to live. Smh like a typical Nigerian always glory chasing.

During the war where did most Liberians seek refuge not Nigeria. In fact anytime something bad occurs in any african country Ghana is the country where they seek refuge.

God bless the Nigerian army. I believe , we still provide the Minster of defense/Army Chief for Liberia. We also fund a good percentage of their security budget.

atlwireles:

God bless the Nigerian army. I believe , we still provide the Minster of defense/Army Chief for Liberia. We also fund a good percentage of their security budget.

I'm pretty sure the Chief of Army Staff of Sierra Leone as well is a Nigerian officer, or used to be until recently.

atlwireles:

God bless the Nigerian army. I believe , we still provide the Minster of defense/Army Chief for Liberia. We also fund a good percentage of their security budget.

Nigeria is quantity over quality nothing else. Y'all did not save no one y'all raped young girls. Criminals

http://allafrica.com/stories/201008020260.html?maneref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F&mstac=0

A contingent of Ghanaian soldiers have arrived in Liberia to police ceasefire and ensure peace in Liberia, according to reports reaching Lagos from Ghana's capital Accra on Wednesday.

The Ghanaian peacekeepers arrived in Liberia's capital Monroviato join the 900 Nigerian peacekeeping soldiers leading a West African peacekeeping force in the war-torn west African country.

Several other African nations, including South Africa, Mali andSenegal, are also expected to contribute troops to the west African peacekeeping force which is to grow to just more than 3,000 soldiers.

The peacekeepers are currently securing Monrovia to facilitate the delivery of relief supplies, but they have not yet gone beyondthe capital.

The situation for hundreds of thousands of displaced people in Monrovia is improving, but the pace of aid deliveries remains slow.

An estimated one million people throughout Liberia need humanitarian aid.

The United Nations is demanding security guarantees before its workers resume full-scale relief operations.

Rebels have promised relief workers safe passage into territorystill under their control.

But reports of skirmishes in the northern and central parts of Liberia have raised security concerns among aid agencies.

Meanwhile, Liberia's caretaker President Moses Blah is in neighboring Guinea, where he is to meet with President Lansana Conte.

Guinea has long been accused of arming Liberia's largest rebel group. Blah is traveling through west Africa, meeting regional leaders. He has already visited Nigeria and Cote d'Ivoire.

Liberia's 14 years of bloody civil war have had a ripple effectin the west African region, stirring instability in Sierra Leone, Cote d'Ivoire and Guinea.

Blah is a caretaker leader who will hand over power to the chairman of a two-year transitional administration in October.

Last week, the government and rebel delegates chose businessmanGyude Bryant to head the unity government made up of representatives from Liberia's former government of Charles Taylor,two main rebel groups -- the Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy (LURD) and the Movement for Democracy in Liberia (MODEL), political parties and civil society groups.

Bryant and his vice-chairman, Wesley Johnson, will head the newgovernment until new elections in January 2006.

http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200308/28/eng20030828_123206.shtml

ROSSIKE:
I'm pretty sure the Chief of Army Staff of Sierra Leone as well is a Nigerian officer, or used to be until recently.

hahahahaha come ooh heard your minister of defence fainted recently in Abuja, at the sound of artillery fire. has she regained consciousness? roforofo no wonder boko harams are raiding military barracks and raping wives of soldiers in that sh1thole! hahahahahaha I dey laugh oooo



SHOCKING; Nigerian Defense Minister Faints at the Sound of Artillery

There was mild drama on on Tuesday as Nigeria's Minister of State for Defence, Erelu Olusola Obada, collapsed and fainted into the hands of military officers on 15th January, 2013, when the deafening sounds of artillery fire reverberated during the celebration of the Armed Forces Remembrance Day in Abuja.

There was no announcement before the artillery fire rented the air, as this is usual on such an occasion.

A source said the development startled the minister, who slumped, before her military aides jumped to her rescue, she was immediately rushed to a corner for an immediate rehabilitation.

After regaining her composure, Erelu Obada came back to lay a wreath at the Remembrance Arcade, though her hands can still be seen shaking.

Reporters tried to have a chat with her but her aides declined.

ROSSIKE:

Keep lying to yourself. Many of the news links were posted just days ago, not ''slight hiccup months ago''. And news reports are far more reliable and credible sources of information than ''your friend in Ghana''.

hahahahaha what a deluded monkey. I live in Ghana and I am telling you what is happening and you are busy copying and pasting trash from the Internet? MUMUDOM na only God will save you from terminal insanity. fuckeduppedness

ROSSIKE:

[s]DAMN LIAR:

http://www.theafricareport.com/West-Africa/ghana-erratic-power-supply-haunts-government.html

http://www.spyghana.com/the-agony-of-electricity-consumers-in-ghana/

http://news.peacefmonline.com/pages/social/201312/184295.php

http://www.modernghana.com/news/449313/1/power-cuts-water-crisis-are-ndc-achievements-for-o.html

http://www.spyghana.com/power-cut-halts-proceedings-parliament/[/s]

Benin, Togo ask for more power from Ghana.............. "Benin and Togo have made a joint request to the Ghana government to
supply them with more power, since their power situation is more desperate than Ghana’s.


“The situation in Benin and Togo is worse.” Ghana has reduced the contractual supply of power to Benin and Togo from 90 MW to 35 MW after the destruction of a pipeline belonging to the West Africa Gas Pipeline Project (WAGP) in August 2012.

The cut in power supply to the two countries has resulted in massive load shedding and power disruption in Togo
and Benin between eight and 12 hours or more daily.
Mr Kassa(Benin minister for energy) looked worried, apprehensive and expectant when he pleaded with the
minister to compromise and increase the power supply slightly upwards, but
Mr Buah(Ghana minister for Energy) was firm and said Ghana could only help when the situation in the
country normalised.
Mr Buah’s response created more distress for Mr Kassa and his team, who shoved diplomacy aside and displayed
open worry.

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Ghana Commissions New Dam

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The Electricity Company of Ghana(ECG) made history on Friday when it
became the first company in the West African sub-region to pioneer the supply of power to villages on the borders of neighbouring countries.

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Ghana solar energy plant set to be Africa's largest

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Nigeria, highest importer of generator sets

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^^^hahaha!!!

ROSSIKE: ^^^ Ghana is worse than a sh1thole. It's tiny and insignificant in addition to being sh1tty.

Oh.. I forgot: [s]Nigeria: Africa's third most powerful and equipped military after South Africa and Egypt.

Ghana.... A very poor military dependent on regional powerhouse Nigeria for sustenance, with its soldiers known as the biggest cowards in military uniform in all Africa, and quite possibly in the world[/s].

EXCLUSIVE: Nigerian soldiers beat up Brigade Commander over anti-Boko Haram deployment....... Soldiers attached to the 333 Artillery Regiment in Maiduguri, and serving
under the newly established 37 Brigade, have beaten up their Acting Brigade Commander, Colonel O.U. Obono for
allegedly slapping one of them, reliable defence sources have told PREMIUM TIMES.
Sources, who witnessed the incident but asked not to be named for their own safety, told PREMIUM TIMES the
incident occurred on Monday,
September 4 at the 333 Battalion parade ground while the soldiers were on night roll call, known as tatoon in
military parlance.
The sources said the soldiers became angry and attacked the officer after he announced the deployment of the soldiers to various special operations in
Borno state shortly after their return from a peacekeeping operation in Mali.
“Trouble started when Colonel Obono decided to deploy the Soldiers, and the boys were annoyed because they were
supposed to go on ‘disembarkation leave’ for two weeks having just returned from Mali, and they began to
show open contempt, the Colonel then slapped one of them and they now
became agitated and beat him up,” one of our sources, a defence insider, said.
He said the officer became especially agitated and slapped a soldier “because
he had the audacity to ask for the troop’s “mission allowance”.

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^^^ OVERBLOATED, OVERPAMPERED, INCOMPETENT MUMU ARMY

ROSSIKE:

Keep lying to yourself. Many of the news links were posted just days ago, not ''slight hiccup months ago''. And news reports are far more reliable and credible sources of information than ''your friend in Ghana''.

what's new? a mumu from MUMUDOM suffering and smiling sh1thole. sh1tnigeria you need to flush the generator fsumes fsrom your brain so you can reason like a human being,huh?

More Nigerians dying from inhaling generator fumes

by ARUKAINO UMUKORO
http://www.punchng.com/feature/living-with-fumes-of-death-more-nigerians-dying-from-inhaling-generator-fumes/

ARUKAINO UMUKORO writes that more Nigerians are dying from inhaling generator fumes even as the country’s energy sector is comatose



In the still of the night, it sneaked in quietly and lingered dangerously for hours.

With every breath intake, the deadly gas known as carbon monoxide, found in fumes from generators as well as in car exhausts, sucked lives out of its hapless victims who were fast asleep.

This was what happened on May 28, when Mrs. Chinyere Celestine, and four of her children were found dead in their home off Goodnews Street, in Azikoro suburb, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.

They were said to have died in their sleep that night, while the generator was still on.

The father of the children and husband of Chinyere, identified as Celestine, who was said to be in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, when the tragedy occurred, had called a neighbour when he could not reach his wife on telephone the next day. After several attempts to wake the victims, the neighbour raised the alarm that compelled other neighbours to force the door open. They found the victims’ lifeless bodies.

A similar incident happened on January 3, when death shattered the usual early morning quietude of Robiyan, a sleepy town near Ijoko in Ifo Local Government, Ogun State.

On that fateful day, residents discovered the lifeless bodies of an 80 year-old woman, identified as Madam Kuburat, and her four grandchildren, including a toddler, in a newly completed house. The generator, which was placed in the veranda of the house, was left running all night while the doors and windows were locked.

The traditional ruler of the area, Chief Olu Kujore, remembers the incident vividly. “It was generator fumes that killed them. I was still on my bed when the people living in that area came to me in the early hours of that morning. So I dressed up and followed them. When we got there, I saw all the doors and windows of the building locked. I got the boys who followed me there to force the doors and windows open. In fact, when they forced it open, we who were outside felt the gas as it blew towards our direction. The boys then opened the front and back door, and even had to use rags to cover their noses because of the fumes,” he recollected with a tinge of sadness.

Today, the building lies desolate.

Different accounts of what could have caused their death were rife with some residents insinuating that it could have been caused by evil spirits. But the Divisional Police Officer of Agbado Police Station, Mr. Okere Daniel, put paid to all the rumours when he earlier told PUNCH correspondents that he suspected it could have been fumes from a generator.

“From the physical examination of the victims, it is obvious that they must have died of carbon monoxide. They were all foaming from the mouth; this means that they must have been gasping for breath. A similar thing happened at Obadofin in 2010, when I was a DPO at Alafia. A whole family was wiped off. It was during a festive period like this; they turned on the generator and locked it up inside the house for use overnight,” he had said.

When SUNDAY PUNCH contacted him on phone, Daniel said there was no further development on the case as the family did not suspect a foul play.

“The investigation almost ended at the point where we took the victims to the hospital and the post-mortem examination confirmed the cause of death. Carbon monoxide is something that can kill instantly,” he said.

There have been similar cases reported in the area since then. In April, three men – Wale Ola, Saka Adeosun and Kadiri Akanbi, all died in their sleep after inhaling the fumes from the generator which was left running at 109 Alakuko Road, Akera, Agbado, Ogun State, a welder’s shop where the victims were apprentices.

These deaths are not restricted to private homes. In July 2008, scores of people died at a prayer meeting in Isiala-Ngwa, Abia State, after breathing in fumes from the generator while asleep.

Experts have described deaths caused by inhaling the poisonous fumes from generators as asphyxiation, which according to Wikipedia, ‘is a condition of severely deficient supply of oxygen to the body that arises from being unable to breathe normally.’

“We call it an asphyxia death, resulting from the lack of oxygen. It is like when you are choked through strangulation, but this time around (in the case of generator fumes) you don’t feel it. Strangulation, which is the inability to breathe in oxygen, is similar to what happens with asphyxiation or death caused by generator fumes; where oxygen is depleted and there is more of carbon monoxide,” explained Dr. Sunday Soyemi, a pathologist at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital.

He further explained that a cherry red appearance of organs during autopsy is an indication that asphyxiation was the likely cause of death.

“Apart from that, there is what we call the fluidity of the blood, when it looks as if the blood was diluted with water, and without a single clot.

“There are other factors, but those are the two striking ones. Once you see these two factors on the autopsy table, the first thing you suspect is asphyxiation generally,” he added.

Dr. Soyemi also stated that carbon monoxide from generator fumes was just one cause of asphyxiation, explaining that other causes, including hanging, manual strangulation, less blood circulation in the body, drug overdose and drowning could also lead to asphyxiation.

A toxicologist and senior lecturer in the department of pharmacology, LASUTH, Dr. Kayode Yemitan, also explained that the inhalation of carbon monoxide, no matter the concentration, is toxic.

“It is a silent killer because you can’t smell, taste, feel or see it most of the time. It just keeps accumulating in the system, especially through the lungs. It causes its havoc when it enters into the blood stream, until the person becomes unconscious. It is an instant killer, especially when the concentration is high, as it affects the blood stream immediately. This is because carbon monoxide has a higher affinity than oxygen to the haemoglobin in the red blood cells and so forms carboxy-haemoglobin. This displaces the oxygen and prevents the blood from carrying out its functions, including transporting oxygen around the body. That leads to death,” he said.

Aside the health dangers posed by the use and abuse of generators at homes, Dr. Yemitan also expressed fears over the level of carbon monoxide concentration in some industries where the health and safety of workers are not properly being looked into.

He said, “The workers should be educated properly to know what to do, especially in places where fumes are being generated for a long period of time. Another problem is that regulations on the distance between factories and residential quarters are not well enforced in Nigeria,” he said.

While there are no accurate statistics on the number of deaths in Nigeria annually, experts believe it is quite high. According to Dr. Soyemi, autopsy reports have shown between twenty five and thirty deaths linked to generator fumes in the last one year, while in the last four months, there have been seven recorded cases at LASUTH.

In terms of state-wide or national statistics, Dr. Yemitan said the figures could be higher as some of these deaths are not reported because some families bury their dead immediately or refuse to present them for autopsy for religious, social or personal reasons.

According to him, the more generators Nigerians buy, the higher the risk of inhaling their fumes. Nigeria imports the highest number of generators and spends about N2tn on generators annually.

According to the Director-General of Centre for Management Development, Dr Kabir Usman, 60 million Nigerians spend N1.6tn on generators annually.

“Currently, there are about 60 million generators in Nigeria at the ratio of one per household of 2.5 people with an annual spending of N1.6 trillion,” he said last year at the launch of the National Power Training Institute of Nigeria graduate skills development programme in Abuja.

This is the more reason why Ehi Iden, an Occupational Health and Safety expert, is of the opinion that the public needs to be better educated on the dangers of leaving their generators too close to their rooms.

“Aside from the effect of fumes, you are also exposed to the risk of explosion and fire outbreak. Not only that, the noise generated by these generators alone is sometimes more than the acceptable global noise decibel limit, which is 80 decibels. Living in that condition for too long could lead to even more serious health issues, like hearing impairment. Not only does it affect the health, these fumes also go into the air and cause the depletion of the ozone layer, which contributes to climate change,” explained Iden.

“Carbon monoxide is highly poisonous and takes over the areas in the body system that should have been occupied by oxygen. That’s why a victim has difficulty in breathing. Don’t leave the generator running in an enclosed place, whether close to the door, at the corridor or inside the living room,” he added.

Leaving one’s generator running for too long also has its general security risk, he warned.

“I read a story many years ago, where robbers succeeded in robbing a residential estate because the generators were left running throughout the night and nobody could hear the screams of the victims. It is advisable to turn off your generator by say 11pm or 12 midnight if you turn it on by 6pm. Don’t leave it till morning. There is still natural air ventilation. Don’t because you want to get maximum sleeping comfort court danger and cause noise pollution in your environment. Which is easier, to die or cope with the situation and preserve your life?” he asked.

Apart from the fact that the country’s power sector is in dire straits, the use of the generators has also become a defining factor of the economic status of individuals or households in both rural and urban areas.

More so, it is affordable for many across the economic divide as they come in different shapes, sizes and prices.

“There is also the euphoria of buying generators. Once you are able to get it, you want to show your people that you have it, and in order to prevent people from stealing it, you are tempted to put it inside the house while it is still switched on,” he said.

Iden added that people should avoid opening the fuel tank to refill it while the generator is still running or using their mobile telephones as torchlight while carrying out any repair or maintenance work.

“It is one of the most hazardous things I’ve seen Nigerians do. The telephone has a level of radiation and is highly inflammable. I’ve seen it happen in Port Harcourt where someone was burnt beyond recognition,” he noted.

Back in Robiyan, Kujore hopes a such an incident would not be recorded in his community. “I told all the Community Development Association chairmen and chiefs in the community to tell their people not to leave their generators on while they are fast asleep. We have been hearing and reading about how it kills. Now we know it is dangerous to put it in the house,” he said.

He seems to be practising what he preached, as the faint sound of a generator could be heard outside his palace. “I put my generator outside because generator fumes are killers. I buy N7,000 worth of petrol every week because I’m a baale and my palace should not be in darkness. So I have a small and big generator because of the visitors I host daily. I use the small one in the morning and the big one at night so that I would have electricity. It’s not that I have the money, but I’m supposed to do it,” he said.

He also told SUNDAY PUNCH that his community had never in its history enjoyed electricity supply from the Power Holding Company of Nigeria, except in some areas close to the Ijoko area.

Beyond creating awareness and the nonchalant attitude of many Nigerians towards safety measures, the use of generators has become a ‘necessary evil,’ especially with the poor state of power supply in the country, noted Iden.

“If we must occupy our place in the comity of nations, we must look inward and reform the power/energy sector. People come to Nigeria and wonder what kind of fumes we generate in this country. It’s a shame we have to live with this until the government decides to take responsibility and ensure that Nigeria is more habitable for everyone,” he said, while noting that a better electricity supply would reduce the hazards and risks Nigerians are exposed to daily by using generators.

Presently, the country generates less than 5,000 megawatts of electricity, barely enough to meet the needs of over 160 million people. According to Dr. Yemitan, from periodic tests carried out on some patients at LASUTH, the lung functions of many Nigerians seem to be reducing, most likely as a result of inhaling noxious gases like carbon monoxide in the atmosphere.

“Carbon monoxide is the major one. But there are many other culprits like oxides of sulphur, nitrogen, and hydrogen sulphide, but maybe not to the extent of carbon monoxide” he noted and added that headaches, nausea, and extreme dizziness, are warning signs that carbon monoxide may have accumulated in the body over a period of time.

Except for a few who can afford to buy inverters, which do not produce deadly pollutants, millions of Nigerians may have no other choice but to keep using their generators daily in their homes and industries and live with the health consequences, maybe not immediately, but in years to come.

Jigga_man101:

Apparently you don't even know about the Liberian war. I have friends that survive that war. They tell me story about the war and horrendous things that Nigerian soldiers did. If you knew about the war you would know that war ended when America troops arrived when George bush asked Charles Taylor to live. Smh like a typical Nigerian always glory chasing.

During the war where did most Liberians seek refuge not Nigeria. In fact anytime something bad occurs in any african country Ghana is the country where they seek refuge.

don't mind the nigerian ape. ask the troops who were involved in liberating Liberia. Thank God some of us were part of the military operation in Liberia. ask the goat who led ECOMOG into Liberia. if we talk about some of disgraceful behaviour of nigerian troops in Liberia, people will just shake their heads in utter shame. no wonder they were killed like rats by the rebels. hahahahaha I saw it with my own eyes. your own government will not tell you the truth about how many of your mumu soldiers boys scouts died in Liberia because it will cause another civil war in your sh1thole. can you imagine these mumu soldiers were supplied okada helmets as part of their battlefield gear? hahahahahahahaha what a sh1thole

lemme go and seek buhari oppion before I comment

why??
nigeria is ghana,ghana is nigeria....

boko haram doesnt see borders..

why are you trying very hard to see borders that europeans(your enemies) drew....?....

Jiggaman101:


Nigeria is bigger than Ghana in only pop and land mass apart from that there is no competition. Ghana has lower crime, lower maternal mortality rate,better education system, better electrification, better access to water, better road network, safer, easy to be business, better organized, less corruption, higher life expectancy, and above all higher HDI. These are the things we judge a country on. While Nigeria GDP is bigger than Ghana's, we have higher per capital and our gini is very low. Ghana's economy is diverse while yours is oil base.

In terms of movies, come on you can't be serious. Anyone can shoot movies with a cell phone camera. Which is what Nigerians are doing. Shoot so much movies with low quality, bad sound and illiterate actress and actors. We are talking about quality and yes Nigeria took over USA in movies because y'all produce so much with no direction.

Nigeria si nowhere as developed as South Africa or Egypt. Nigeria is one of the least developed countries in west Africa.


That's why your government takes y'all for a ride all the time, y'all don't hold your government accountable. Y'all believe in that giant of Africa mess that you don't understand that you are just a mess. Giant of delusion that's more like it.

let me tell u something, if Ghana goes through even a quarter of what Nigeria is going through ehn, Ghana would cease to exist. the way to know a great nation is not how developed it is, but how it stands during hard and trial times, Nigeria has corruption, terrorism, to face and still we have not crumbled, we are still standing tall, our economy is still d biggest in Africa. what has Ghana done in this life, that people can use to compare to nigeria. Ghana has not been through anything . they are just like that boring student in the class that nobody talks to and yet still compare themselves with the coolest students in the class

Ghana has already surpassed Nigeria. Even with all our oil mo ey. If nigeria was not so much bigger than ghana it will be very evident now

uzzyfire:
let me tell u something, if Ghana goes through even a quarter of what Nigeria is going through ehn, Ghana would cease to exist. the way to know a great nation is not how developed it is, but how it stands during hard and trial times, Nigeria has corruption, terrorism, to face and still we have not crumbled, we are still standing tall, our economy is still d biggest in Africa. what has Ghana done in this life, that people can use to compare to nigeria. Ghana has not been through anything . they are just like that boring student in the class that nobody talks to and yet still compare themselves with the coolest students in the class

Ghana set you on the path of nationhood. Ghana carries the force of the Pan Africanist movement. The fact that Ghana used to pay the civil servants of most African countries and sustain them until they were up to the task, is the legacy of Ghana.
If Nigeria have gone through a quarter of what Ghana have been through over the last 100 years of which 60 years is nationhood, Nigeria would be divided into 4 different countries by now.
Stop trying to rub shoulders with Ghana cos you only have Book haram because of your politicians selfish interests and your disunity.
What have Nigeria done than to export thieves and drug carriers?

What exactly do you hope achieve with such a stvpid question on a nigerian forum? Even a child born today knows Ghana is a country with great future, while nigeria is a certified sh1thole
End of story.

obubeberan:
i heard people comparing Ghana wit Nigeria. I was watching one interview and the man was ask this question. Here is his reply, how can u compare Nigeria wit Ghana that all the water they are using in the country is not up to the one use to flush toilet in Lagos. Since i have been going to Ghana i have been justaposin the two country bt nt yet reach conclusion. So what is view, can u compare GHANA to NIGERIA?