mofedamijo:


lol, you have a point, but you don't understand the dynamics of import/export and its impact on the economy.
Let me help you, Nigeria exports to Ghana because Ghana needs those goods badly, now if Ghana decides to close its borders to Nigerian goods, Ghana will have to go else where to get it, this will mean them spending more and their consumers will spend more to get the goods. Example is this, if you buy a tuber of yam from ogun state, its cheaper for you, however, if you choose to buy from calabar, you will have to pay more for transportation of the yam, you wonder why Ghana hasn't closed its borders to Nigeria, they should try it for 20hours only. I weep for Nigeria, if Nigeria had taken its rightful place in the continent, honestly, most countries will be begging us to accept visa free, they will beg us for every thing, i hope we get it soon, i pray so.

This is constructive argument without quarrels or fight. Welldone

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solmusdesigns:
They turn blind eye and watch Killer armed herdsmen match into our borders without notifying us

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solmusdesigns:
I know ghanians love to brag about thier few drops of oil, that is already being controlled by the chinese.. but in reality your President are always heading to Abuja for crude and LNG deals... Nigeria is almost 4 times the size of ghana so some areas have 24/7 electricity while some areas face power cut am very certain many area in ghana still face power cut

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psychologygh:
First of all,Ghana imports over 18 billion dollars of goods into the country so Nigeria's 159 million dollars is very insignificant and less than 0.7% of Ghana's import.Secondly these imports are from Nigerian businesses such as Dangote cement and other Nigerian retailers who resell their items in our informal markets which is even illegal in Ghana. These things never affects us if it ceased cos we already have a huge cement industry in Ghana. 159 million dollars is chicken feed to Ghana same as 80 million dollars is nothing to Nigeria. Our GDP is over 65 billion dollars for a country of 29 million people and the second largest in West Africa. ECOWAS inter country trade accounts for the least amount of trade between Ghana and Nigeria .What the minister is telling your ambassador is those trucks had already set off and didn't know of the border closure so either they make them enter or they returned because Ghana has not blocked Nigerian goods from entering Ghana.

What ever it is....i hope they settle it, but one thing is certain, Ghana needs Nigeria more.....go and check areas where Ghana relies on Nigeria vs where Nigeria relies on Ghana.

psychologygh:
Are you the only ones who built the gas pipeline. Ghana also built it jointly with other nations.And the LNG is not free.We are charged and thankfully we now have Atuabo gas production plants so we don't buy LNG from you again. We use our own LNG so you can go to hell

Bro try to think for once or do adequate research.

There are other infrastructure needed to harness Natural gas outside laying pipeline.

Pipeline is simply needed to transport the gas

In addition, Ghana only built her own portion of the pipeline like other countries involved.

Ikem11:


Oga it seems you know nothing about Nigeria. You so think Nigeria cares about 159 mil dollars? Think twice. That amount is what one citizen can easily consume without thinking twice.

I don't support the borders being closed cos we all are one africa but I advice you ghanians to approach the issue with diplomatic and reasonable way not with threats cos trust me you guys will lose big time.

Don't be deceived with poverty rate you guys see online and news.. Nigeria can buy whole of Ghana in just a sec if they wish to

And you think Ghana cares about 80 million dollars. Our free SHS alone cost us 500 million dollars in just one year.One Ghanaian business man is worth times ten of that 80 million dollars. It's chicken change in Ghana. You should buy boko haram and tame them rather or better still,buy Niger Republic and let them stop controlling your country. Stupid talk.Do you know the worth of goods Ghana exports a year alone.That 17 billion dollars will fund 70% of your 25 billion budget for 200 million cows,sorry people.

psychologygh:
are you alright. Check the amount of exports Ghana exports to Nigeria compared to what Nigeria exports to Ghana. Ghana doesn't need any ECOWAS and if there's a trade war,Nigeria loses 159 million dollars whilst Ghana loses just 80 million dollars. Ghana exports over 17 billion dollars of goods just in 2018 and Nigeria is not even among top 10 export countries of Ghana even in Africa.All our products are exported outside Africa.Its the millions of Nigerians and their businesses in Ghana who loses not Ghana so think well before trying anything foolish with us. We never rely on your zoo. We're not Benin Republic. It's just that those trucks had already set off so they don't know if they should return back. If they do and we start retaliating, hope you don't cry xenophobia again.

You must be out of your black ass mind for referring to Nigeria as a zoo .
You dey craze ? You no dey fear ?

psychologygh:
are you alright. Check the amount of exports Ghana exports to Nigeria compared to what Nigeria exports to Ghana. Ghana doesn't need any ECOWAS and if there's a trade war,Nigeria loses 159 million dollars whilst Ghana loses just 80 million dollars. Ghana exports over 17 billion dollars of goods just in 2018 and Nigeria is not even among top 10 export countries of Ghana even in Africa.All our products are exported outside Africa.Its the millions of Nigerians and their businesses in Ghana who loses not Ghana so think well before trying anything foolish with us.We never rely on your zoo.We're not Benin Republic. It's just that those trucks had already set off so they don't know if they should return back. If they do and we start retaliating, hope you don't cry xenophobia again.

This one is just angry, even you government representing you won't say this nonsense,they are wiser than you and know the consequences.

You're just in your room typing nonsense.
What's stopping the trucks from going back Since you don't depend on the zoo ?

Tell the trucks to go back period , talking about retaliating what else can you do than closing Nigerian traders shop in Ghana? Is it the first or second time Ghana will do that?

You're not wise .

Ghana na our senior Bros but na shorty he be.

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post=83179383:
Lol .

Let's just Lol and move on......

Lol

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psychologygh:
And you think Ghana cares about 80 million dollars. Our free SHS alone cost us 500 million dollars in just one year.One Ghanaian business man is worth times ten of that 80 million dollars. It's chicken change in Ghana. You should buy boko haram and tame them rather or better still,buy Niger Republic and let them stop controlling your country. Stupid talk.Do you know the worth of goods Ghana exports a year alone.That 17 billion dollars will fund 70% of your 25 billion budget for 200 million cows,sorry people.

What's all this noise about naa? Tell your government to retaliate and tell those trucks to go back ,tell your richest Ghanian to buy them fuel so they can go back.


Haba,you just dey swell like say u be Garri.

psychologygh:
And you think Ghana cares about 80 million dollars. Our free SHS alone cost us 500 million dollars in just one year.One Ghanaian business man is worth times ten of that 80 million dollars. It's chicken change in Ghana. You should buy boko haram and tame them rather or better still,buy Niger Republic and let them stop controlling your country. Stupid talk.Do you know the worth of goods Ghana exports a year alone.That 17 billion dollars will fund 70% of your 25 billion budget for 200 million cows,sorry people.

Then keep quiet and stop crying online.

psychologygh:
are you alright. Check the amount of exports Ghana exports to Nigeria compared to what Nigeria exports to Ghana. Ghana doesn't need any ECOWAS and if there's a trade war,Nigeria loses 159 million dollars whilst Ghana loses just 80 million dollars. Ghana exports over 17 billion dollars of goods just in 2018 and Nigeria is not even among top 10 export countries of Ghana even in Africa.All our products are exported outside Africa.Its the millions of Nigerians and their businesses in Ghana who loses not Ghana so think well before trying anything foolish with us.We never rely on your zoo.We're not Benin Republic. It's just that those trucks had already set off so they don't know if they should return back. If they do and we start retaliating, hope you don't cry xenophobia again.

What takes the largest chunk of Nigeria's export to Ghana is oil and gas, not consumer goods. Tell me that consumer goods Nigeria solely import from Ghana.
Besides only land borders was closed, they should exploit sea and air freight.

DarkJeddi:
Don't try to be clever by half,

Ghana imports $159M worth of goods from Nigeria,

Nigeria imports $80M worth of goods from Ghana..

In my books,

That is showing Ghana needs Nigerian goods and services more than Nigeria needs Ghanaian goods and services..

We import over 18 billion dollars of goods all over the world so 159 million dollars is chicken feed to Ghana and does not even make up 0.7% of imports into Ghana. They are all Dangote cement and smuggled Nigerian retail products into Ghana and when we block them,nothing will be felt.We already have a larger cement industries in Ghana so I don't know how you see yourself that Ghana needs Nigeria.In which way.We don't even know your country exist so go and sit somewhere.

ehissi:


Na to just kuku block the online border gateway between Ghanians and Nairaland, to stop smuggling of Yeye comments from ghana to Nairaland....

Modified: Them no born ghana well to block entry/exit to Nigerian goods. For the record a substantial number of industries in Ghana thrive on the Nigerian market alone.

You even have corporations/factories that have left Nigeria because of deficits in infrastructure to setup shop/manufacturing wing in Ghana but rely totally on the Nigerian market.

The moment the Nigerian market is no longer available except via the port, they lose their purpose for being in ghana.....

Ghana just came to save itself from a hard recession, datz all.

And GUTA are in their foolishness, trying to fast track the move into a recession, a move the Ghanian government is trying to block.....datz all.....Again!

And for the record, for all those ghanian smuggling illegal comments here, it is the Ghanian government that is using diplomacy to beg us to reopen our borders to exploit our market and not the other way around. Datz all........again! Again!!

Your comment is on point!

Let us see how Unilever and co who moved manufacturing to Ghana for cheap labour and infrastructure will ship their goods back to the Nigerian market without paying premium at sea ports.

Right now, Ghana is enjoying the employment opportunities and economic growth that having those industries there and exporting those products to Nigeria brings, but it is Nigeria that is the main consumer of the goods.

Nigerians may feel the pinch of these closed borders, but Ghana and her other African neighbors will surely feel the stab.

obama30:


https://3news.com/ghana-resorts-to-diplomacy-to-get-nigeria-border-opened/

Hollup are they not the same Ghanian traders that are killing and chasing Nigerian traders out of their market sometimes ago because of them government should temper mercy with just and please close the border forever let suffer together till Nigeria is self sufficient then we will partially open it again aeon werey I don't pity them at all, if they like they should prevent Nigerian goods from entering into their country as a counter we would see who it would favour Nigeria is strong but with our balless gvt sometimes we look like toothless bull dog

psychologygh:
Stupid talk and do you think the LNG is for free.And we produce our own crude and buy proper refined crude from Europe not Nigeria who can't even refine a quarter of their oil.Why do you think you're the only one who sells LNG.You rather loose if we decide not to buy your LNG and by God's grace we now produce our own LNG now so we don't buy yours again.Listen,our energy sector is far stable and better than yours with blackouts everyday in your country. We enjoy 24/7 electricity throughout the year in Ghana which is a dream in Nigeria

You're just ranting,you said we lose if you don't buy and you still went on to say you now produce your own so you don't buy from us anymore,how are we losing what you don't buy again?

psychologygh:
First of all,Ghana imports over 18 billion dollars of goods into the country so Nigeria's 159 million dollars is very insignificant and less than 0.7% of Ghana's import.Secondly these imports are from Nigerian businesses such as Dangote cement and other Nigerian retailers who resell their items in our informal markets which is even illegal in Ghana. These things never affects us if it ceased cos we already have a huge cement industry in Ghana. 159 million dollars is chicken feed to Ghana same as 80 million dollars is nothing to Nigeria. Our GDP is over 65 billion dollars for a country of 29 million people and the second largest in West Africa. ECOWAS inter country trade accounts for the least amount of trade between Ghana and Nigeria .What the minister is telling your ambassador is those trucks had already set off and didn't know of the border closure so either they make them enter or they returned because Ghana has not blocked Nigerian goods from entering Ghana.

even after well illustrated explanations,u are still not getting the point,the border closure has nothing to do with trade,it's just a measure to check illegal importations,illegal immigration and weapons smuggling,on our land borders,ur truckloads of goods are just unfortunate to get caught in the middle,making it a casualty,...make use of the ports and air for future importations into Nigeria,..very simple

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solmusdesigns:
Take out our LNG and crude from Ghana and thier power grid would colapse imediately destroying thier local economy

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Una don talk well. Great Analysis. Your analysis is perfect if we are dealing with sane climes. Ali said, since the border closure Nigeria Customs is now generating over 5Billion Naira daily which is like 2-2.5Billion more than what we used to generate. Let's use 2Billion Naira as an example, 2 x 365, that's 730Billion Naira ($2.05Billion). Baba, $2.05B don nullify all those losses altogether if you combine all West African countries. Aside from that, locals are also making great gains. In the same vein, we won't be subsidizing smuggled fuel for Benin, Togo, Ghana & Co. In fact, a rice mill owner in Jigawa said his company sold half of the stock that has been kept for one year in one week. He just employed hundreds of youths cos he can't keep up with demands.
Border closure can never be the answer but, I think Naija Govt is using this to send a warning to Benin Rep. The smuggling is free flow in that border. Too easy. I think Benin Govt stylishly encourages it. I'm not denying the fact that we have our own corruption problem too. How can a country of 11million people suddenly become 6th Largest Rice importer in the world? Who dey chop am? Naija Govt is losing over $45Billion annually because of loopholes. Chinese guys dey cut rosewood almost free in NW/NE, losing $2Billion annually. Illegal mining in NW, losing $1Billion annually. Oil theft in Niger Delta, losing $12Billion annually according to nigerianrc report in 2018. I believe oil theft is much more, it's around $20B annually. Who is taking advantage of those loopholes? The rich. Abi, me and you fit snuggle 25 tankers/drums (25 x 20k Liters) of fuel in one day. 500k Liters. That's what Ali guys seized from one badass smuggler a few days ago. Imagine if all those are sold for 316 Naira/Liter (official PMS price) in Benin Rep. That is subsidized fuel bought for 142 Naira/Liter in Naija. That's why I pity citizens wey dey praise some of our Elites, dem no know say they are part of the problem.Na we dey kill each other in this country. It's a lie if someone tells you Nigeria is poor, we only have leaders who can't solve problems.. Imagine what Nigeria could do with that extra $45Billion loopholes. If we just dedicate that to education lasan, our Universities will be badasses. $45Billion can give us nice railway networks throughout the country. $45B can build 40 world class hospitals. Imagine if we now consistently make that $45B for 10years. I wish I could do brain transplants for millions of our youths that are just dormant and chasing Bet9ja/BBN "up and down". We need to fight and put the right leadership in place. We can't continue this way.

psychologygh:
are you alright. Check the amount of exports Ghana exports to Nigeria compared to what Nigeria exports to Ghana. Ghana doesn't need any ECOWAS and if there's a trade war, Nigeria loses 159 million dollars whilst Ghana loses just 80 million dollars. Ghana exports over 17 billion dollars of goods just in 2018 and Nigeria is not even among top 10 export countries of Ghana even in Africa.All our products are exported outside Africa.Its the millions of Nigerians and their businesses in Ghana who loses not Ghana so think well before trying anything foolish with us.We never rely on your zoo.We're not Benin Republic. It's just that those trucks had already set off so they don't know if they should return back. If they do and we start retaliating, hope you don't cry xenophobia again.

edoairways:

This is constructive argument without quarrels or fight. Welldone

Actually, most foodstuffs u see in African shops internationally are from Ghana. Others from few west African countries.

We need them. Cos we have nothing. Absolutely nothing.
We go on trade war with them, We will lose.

U stop these importers from importing to Nigeria, they will take them to other countries.
Their foodstuffs are better than ours.
There is this beans called dangote beans, it take hrs to cook. Put Ghana beans on the fire and fiam, ur beans is ready. Sweater, and faster. These are the things u check.
Our farmers reduced to embrace modern farming.

Both Ghana and Nigeria, both need each other to progress. This issue of borders closure should be dealt with, diplomatically.
Nigeria government deseeves the right to take steps to protect her borders, if the need be.

chrisagyei:
She is a diplomat,she hardly issue warning, it's GUTA who petitioned her and warned her of retaliation if the issues is not resolved cos when they started their aluta which is in the Ghanaian constitution legally that no foreigner is suppose to start any business in Ghana except when you have a capital of 1 million dollars, it was this same government who calmed them down because you people were like close friends of ours and so they are not even calling for you people to open your borders.They are now justifying why they did and should do what they did nationwide and retaliate by closing the Ghanaian borders because you have shown bad faith.That's why your ambassador is reasoning with the minister's call to forward it because it can be ugly.She doesn't want to retaliate quickly but wants to know if our trucks should return back so the trade war begins.

Trade war? Hahaha forget it our younger sister Ghana cannot compete a trade war with us,Nigeria is so big by population that it can survive on its own.if you think am telling lies,ask your Government.All the neighboring countries sorounding Nigeria eats from her spoils.

psychologygh:
First of all,Ghana imports over 18 billion dollars of goods into the country so Nigeria's 159 million dollars is very insignificant and less than 0.7% of Ghana's import.Secondly these imports are from Nigerian businesses such as Dangote cement and other Nigerian retailers who resell their items in our informal markets which is even illegal in Ghana. These things never affects us if it ceased cos we already have a huge cement industry in Ghana. 159 million dollars is chicken feed to Ghana same as 80 million dollars is nothing to Nigeria. Our GDP is over 65 billion dollars for a country of 29 million people and the second largest in West Africa. ECOWAS inter country trade accounts for the least amount of trade between Ghana and Nigeria .What the minister is telling your ambassador is those trucks had already set off and didn't know of the border closure so either they make them enter or they returned because Ghana has not blocked Nigerian goods from entering Ghana.

I understand you. All will be well, Africa will be better

Realdeals:


What takes the largest chunk of Nigeria's export to Ghana is oil and gas, not consumer goods. Tell me that consumer goods Nigeria solely import from Ghana.
Besides only land borders was closed, they should exploit sea and air freight.

Alomo bitters and rat poison....don't mind these silly people abeg.

There are imports that some economies can not do without. Oil and gas from Nigeria is it for Ghana. Where will they get it from and at what price, if not from Nigeria? Their pump prices are already high. They now have oil, but is it enough to serve their population right now?

It's just like the US saying they will no longer need Saudi oil at short notice.

Olami112:


What's this one saying
He be like say , you guys are ready for second Ghana must go
I don't know what this guys take Nigeria for oh?

Do you think if Germany
China
Japan
South African
USA
UK to choose between Nigeria and Ghana for business.
You think they choose Ghana?
Sit down there start typing when the reality comes , you will know how important Nigeria is

We began deporting Nigerians in the 60s and we have resumed in 2019.You millions of Nigerians living in Ghana will cry xenophobia again when it happens. USA,China whatever choose Ghana over Nigeria just as Toyota and other companies that relocated from Nigeria to Ghana choose Ghana over Nigeria because we have better energy,very peaceful country, less crime,better tax incentives, better port and habours systems and second largest economy in West Africa and so when they produce their items here,they export it to West Africa in the name of ECOWAS. Why do you think they're building the Africa Free Trade Agreement Headquarters in Accra,Ghana. We beat you widely in the World bank Ease of doing business countries. Any sane business man will choose Ghana over Nigeria.

omozu1:

which turth the truth is if nigeria grow then the whole aafric wil grow including west africa
the truth is africa is poor because niigeria is poor

That's not true. African nations are doing very well from Rwanda , Egypt and even Ghana. African's wealth is not dependent on Nigeria bro, wake up from that sleep. I have been to some few African Nations and they are doing alot well better than Nigeria. You think by closing the borders will make Nigeria do well ? Sorry to dissapoint you, only Nigerian Custom will make money from it and proberbly NIgerian Goverment. How does that affect me and you positively ? The money is still going to the already corrupt Custom and goverment and other Nigerians doing small scale business will be on the loosing ends because they dont have money to ship through air or ship. And we consume alot from that they bring in and that will just make prices of commodity go up. Why is the goverment not tackling the custom officials that allows goods enter Nigeria illegally.

Yes some Nigerians living in Ghana will go hungry.. We are saying "THE WHOLE GHANA WILL GO HUNGRY"

chrisagyei:
****did you hear her.Nigerian goods are entering into Ghana freely buh you refuse these trucks who had already set off entry so they want to even return back.And GUTA was told to open Nigerian shops and stop the protest because you Nigerians run to these same ECOWAS to cry free trade agreement. Over 400 Nigerian shops were locked in just one town in another city called Kumasi alone which was just a spare parts dealership town.Imagine the millions of Nigerians who will go hungry in Ghana had GUTA locked up your shops and closed Nigerian retail businesses throughout Ghana. They just sounded a warning to the minister to inform you that if Ghana retaliates, it will be very ugly so stop saying trash.

chrisagyei:
****did you hear her.Nigerian goods are entering into Ghana freely buh you refuse these trucks who had already set off entry so they want to even return back.And GUTA was told to open Nigerian shops and stop the protest because you Nigerians run to these same ECOWAS to cry free trade agreement. Over 400 Nigerian shops were locked in just one town in another city called Kumasi alone which was just a spare parts dealership town.Imagine the millions of Nigerians who will go hungry in Ghana had GUTA locked up your shops and closed Nigerian retail businesses throughout Ghana. They just sounded a warning to the minister to inform you that if Ghana retaliates, it will be very ugly so stop saying trash.

I guess you must be from either OYO or Kwara. Infact you must be from Futa Jalon. Warning ko warming ni. So even Ghana can warn Nigeria. People who come here to get Nigerian passports to travel to Europe.

Nigerian trucks enter Ghana and Ghanaian trucks cannot enter Nigeria. How does it sound to you? Before this ban 100s of trucks would arrive Nigeria from these our neighbors without stress. Duty paid on cars and goods were deliberately lowered by these countries to subvert the Nigerian economy and grow theirs. They all feed off the Nigeria economy and yet our people have no peace of mind in their countries. Even Republic of Benin harasses and deports Nigerians almost on daily basis.

If you want to find out how many trucks arrive Nigeria everyday from these countries, please go and stand at Seme and Idiroko borders and count. Don’t talk about what you have no information about please.

Let the goods pass through the sea ports, where are the Nigerian goods entering Ghana from?

Area4Area:
For Ghana, it is because their alomo bitters many Nigerians take no dey enter again, a friend was telling me he couldn't get even one from the street or even in the market and I told him to make do with our bitters, good for them too.
Let them run their mouth on Nigeria again,

I'm surprise Ghana peanut is no longer available in stores around me again