collinsfbi:

Nice comment from a reasonable brain.

I am a Nigerian and I have been to Ghana B4, precisely in September 2007. I was there in Accra for two weeks and within these two weeks, I was able to visit a lot of places in Ghana which include Port of no return (port used during slavery) Independent square, katoka Int'l Airport, University of Legon, different beaches and shopping malls and a museum which I could not remember their names.


First and foremost, naija is a better place same as Ghana but the way Ghana developed in a geometric proportion since 2007 up till date is a good example in which Nigeria government can imitate. Nigeria is bigger in size, enormous in population (154,728,892) and greatly developed in crimes channeled by our parents who make it hard to develop Nigeria compare to the small size of Ghana in geographical estimation and population (24,339,838). It's a general bliv that nation’s capitals are exceptionally beautiful in structures and diverse social amenities. Abuja, Nigeria is nice so also Accra Ghana is wonderful but Accra is a wonderful place to live compare to Abuja. 24/7 electricity supply, road network is awesome, citizens are law abiding, low crime rate, high security and less corruption compare to Nigeria frustrating power supply, lack good road network, citizens are above d law, high crime rate at home and abroad, lack of security and corruption everywhere. These are the reasons why you see many Nigerians leaving Abuja, Nigeria for Accra, Ghana.

In Nigeria for instance, we have everything it takes to develop the country but corruption will never allow it. Let's take for example in Jan. 29 2007, Nigeria agreed to supply Ghana 80megawatts of electricity which increased Ghana power supply whereas the Federal capital alone did not enjoy stable power supply. Abuja road network is a little better, come to Lagos and enjoy everyday 10 hours stable traffic jam or travel to south west, East or North through Ore-express way and enjoy 24/7 road blocks by policemen and robbers who extort pple in cash and kind through violation and gunshot. The [size=20pt]picture[/size] below is an example of a situation in Nigeria Lagos-Ore Express way in which women without cash were violated while men without money and women who refused violation were asked to lie down while the driver of the heavy bus was asked to drive over them all at gun point.

Talking about currency, I think Ghana cedi is far better now compared to our Naira. The present cedi was introduced on July 3, 2007, and was equal to 10,000 old cedi when redenomination saw four zeros lopped off the value. Old Ghana cedi code is GHC while the new Ghana cedi code is GHS, the old GHC has an exchange of 1USD to 15,210GHC but at present, 1US Dollar = 1.54567 Ghanaian New Cedi which means 1GHS is higher in value than 1USD, if u think am wrong then find out the current exchange rate for the new GHS to USD.

It's my bliv that Nigeria will be better but I don't think betterment will come soon because those that Nigeria needs for change have all ran for safety in diaspora. Home will always be home no matter the period of time spent abroad and if we do not fight for freedom now, nobody will fight for us. Let us stop making a comparism, let’s come together to find solution to naija upheavals.

Gbammmmmm over and out.

^^When did this incident happened?

oh this story really saddens me eventhouugh am not nigeNigerianhave lost appetite for the discussion can we still be making those comparisma after such oh god this truly is heart aching

Why Can't Nigeria Be Like Ghana?

Nigeria can surpass whatever good thing in Ghana within 6 months

Most Nigerians feel inferior when they travel abroad as a result of this mindset. They believe the next person is better than they are, they therefore take to crime because their mindset has it that they r not qualified for jobs.

Please stop making us feel inferior

Let's forget inferiority complex pls and let's address issue in the normal way. Nigeria can never be like Ghana becos we have what it takes to be the best. Only God intervention can turn our situation around in Nigeria.

God bless you for this last part.

i am begin to suspect this forum is been manipulated. my very sensible comment has consistently been flagged as spam. why?

collinsfbi:

I don't think so, there is nothing like manipulation in NL, I think you should check your composition very well and make sure it does not contain any copied words from other site.

chamber2:

GHANA NIGERIA

Capital Accra Abuja

Population 24,233,431 152,217,34

GDP(ppp) $38.143 billion (2010 est) $374.323 billion(2010 est)

Per capita $1,600 $2,459

HDI (2010) 0.467(low) 0.511 (medium)

Comparison to the world 201 182
(per capita income)

Labor force 10.56 million (2010 est.) 48.33 million (2010 est.)

Distribution of income 39.4 43.7
(Gini index)

Inflation rate 10.9% 13.9%

Electricity - consumption: 5.702 billion kWh (2007 est.) 19.21 billion kWh (2007 est.)


More Info?
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ni.html
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gh.html

People come here and start saying rubbish without simple research.
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well your so called simple research has failed to list the percentage populace living below the poverty line in both countries 28% in ghana and an embarrassing 70% in nigeria. when people therefore make assertions that ghana is better than nigeria, they mean there is a high percentage of poverty or for that matter poor people in the midst of a wealthy nation than ghana also a wealthy nation by its own standards. refer to the very CIA facts page . you clearly are subjuctive in your choice of figures

People come here and start saying rubbish without simple research.
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well your so called simple research has failed to list the percent[b]age populace living below the poverty line in both countries 28% in ghana and an embarrassing 70%[/b] in nigeria. when people therefore make assertions that ghana is better than nigeria, they mean there is a high percentage of poverty or for that matter poor people in the midst of a wealthy nation than ghana also a wealthy nation by its own standards. refer to the very CIA facts page . you clearly are subjuctive in your choice of figures

Kai naija piple and their sense of delusion!

Collinsfbi, I guess it's all good when your people heap insults on Ghana on this forum, but very offensive when an 'inappropriate' comments are made about Nigerians,huh?

Now I will answer the fella who wasted space with that neblous CIA statistics.

Again it is all good to highlight the huge volume revenue accruable to the Nigerian state on account of massive oil sales. On paper, Nigeria looks good when the oil money is equitably shared among its 160million souls,or even applied in a manner that can develop the country.But we all know very few Nigerians smell the oil money,huh? Goodluck will take his own, OBJ go take im share,IBB sef,plus Abdulsalami. Even sef Buhari,Danjuma and EK Clark dem all go take their share, plus the govs dem. How much of the money quoted by CIA gets to fix the roads,schools,hospitals and electricity that Nigerians desperately need? That is the crux of the matter,not some mundane statistics.

I still stand by what I said that more Ghanaians have access to potable water, electricity,motorable roads,health care,security,food etc than Nigerians. How else do you measure how a country or community is doing without refering to access to these basic amenities? Of course if it is about which of these countries has more mansions,limos and throws obscene parties,then I give it naija.But if it is about which of the two countries has a higher standard of living, then of course it is a no-contest,in my opinion.

Chamber2, let me educate you on a few things. You said “Ghana was once a hopeless country.” Well, I can see that most Nigerians can’t get tired reminding Ghanaians of a regrettable episode in the history of that great country. Now listen, it doesn’t matter how often you fall, but the ability to get up and move on is what matters. Yes, Ghana ran into a very turbulent era in the late 70s,80s and 90s, and it is to the credit of all the beautiful and hard-working people of that great country that Ghana is back on its feet today. What you probably don’t know is that before Ghana fell on hard times, it had one of the best economies on the continent. Ask your compatriots who flooded Ghana in their millions in those good days. Governor Akala is one of them,Mike Awonyinfa is another. There are many,many Nigerians who today occupy top positions in your country who were born and spent their childhood in Ghana before the Busia govt booted most of them out. Trust me, Ghana was a very prosperous country in the 60s and mid-70s. Now as Nigerians mock Ghanaians for that sad chapter in their history, I hope you are praying that your own country does not fall on such hard times. In your typical haughty attitude, I can hear you say ‘tufiakwa’ it can’t happen. But if there is one country in the world today that could plunge into unbridled anarchy and collapse, it is Nigeria. With elections around the corner, you better get on your knees and prayer like you’d never done before. A got some very frightening statistics last night about the level of political violence in your country. I don’t give damn whether Nigeria is better than Ghana, as you are arguing. But so long as I know more Ghanaians have access to potable water, electricity,education,security,food, health care etc. I really don’t give a jack! You can wallow in your delusions for all you want. The people will always vote with their feet, and we all know where your people are going to these days.

chamber2:


1.The HDI(human development Index) contains most of those factors.You can also search for GINI co efficient for the two countries.It will show you how equitably or otherwise income is distributed b/w the both countries.

2.Yes,i did not include all the reports in the CIA.I only picked important parameters and therefore provided the link for further information.But which ever way you look at it,Nigeria is definitely better than Ghana.

If i truly mean well for Nigeria,I shouldn't even be comparing her with Ghana.

my friend i prefer to think that you are smart, for you to confidently claim superiority based on figures compiled by someone else is said. you are clearly defined by figures. when nigeria is noted as having the third highest cases of hiv in the world with perharps the highset level of inequality in the world you confidently defend your appalling state with figures that awe all know are clearly manipulated . so what will be your argument come two years when Ghana's oil production makes the statistics very better for her and surpasses yours. you need to exercise critical thinking and compare reality with reality than comparing statistic with statistics which more often than not are very different from situations on ground.

you lack the true meaning of education. the wholepoint of a degree( which am beginingt to doubt if u have any) is to be a critical thinker you do not confuse reality with figures. life is not about figures. yes stats are samples from reality but if you care to lnpw [/b]every statistics hypothesis is based on assumptions. it is these [b]assumtions that makes every statistician use the figures only as a guide but not as authority. my friend u seriuosly lack critical thinking. you have only gone through education and come out as most people average.

chamber2:


You lack basic education.why couldn't you spell those words correctly?or were you not taught simple spelling rules while in primary school?Your expressions sound so incoherent,and yet your status reads ''UK.''
Statistics are detached from reality and are meant to aid decision making.I quoted simple statistical figures to guild our discussion, yet your poorly prepared brain wouldn't allow you recognise it's importance.As a ''graduate'' as you claimed,what evidence do you have to support your assertions?Note,90% of Nairalanders are super-intelligent people,they do not take YES to be an answer.So,you got to support whatever thing you claim with verifiable evidence.

have you ever wondered that this is a social forum and for that matter writing here is no academic exercise thereore one can use any form of writing as long as your readers can comprehend what you are writing. I must say you are very silly to think not answering yes even to what makes sense means you are intelligent. on the contrary it reveals your ignorant arrogant nature. niaralanders and for that matter nigerians intelligent than all sub saharan africans? on which planet.
Bush egoistic man who does not have the ability to separate reality from fiction or faction. undiscerning low level man who thinks he has to claim superiority to affirm his identity. i pity you