GideonIdaboh:
This is a ploy to emotionally blackmail Buhari. Only if he knew the He-Goat in power doesn't succumb to cheap emotional blackmails.

This is coming from a female folk! Your mother did a great job raising you to be what you are now.

ntyce:

Why not call the drivers to take the goods back home to Ghana? We say we no want, you left your trucks at our border....
Na by force? Let Ghanaians consume them na.

I tire for them

GideonIdaboh:
This is a ploy to emotionally blackmail Buhari. Only if he knew the He-Goat in power doesn't succumb to cheap emotional blackmails.

Blackmail? Please, it's not a must to comment

iammo:




when buhari holds you for blockus, you must piss blood, lets see who would blink first in this blinking contest

if there is no rice i will drink pap, eat amala, akpu or cook dangote pasta and that igbo man's delicoius noddles ...

*since the border closure we havent heard of fulani attack and kidnaping had gone down, are our west african brothers telling us they are blind to see armed herdsmen entering our territory from thier side?

* are there no ships in ghana that can load goods to apapa or warri ports and pay needed custom duty?

*We share our paltry manageable electricity to niger, togo and benin, yet they dont pay and still mock us for not having 24/7 electricity

*Every conflict in west africa, from liberia to seria loane we send our troops, waste our gallant soldiers blood , sweat and tears, only for same west africa to let boko haram hide and run us over

If Nigeria can survive US sanction under Abacha's Regime and many people cooked with sawdust when kerosine wasnt coming in and gas was expensive, if we ate millets and maize like rice and enjoyed it with beans, why the fvck do this people think we can't close our border as we deem fit


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Ghanaians once threatened to boycott all Nigerian goods. What changed?

Oritsewhandey:

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Ghanaians once threatened to boycott all Nigerian goods. What changed?

the only changes i see is thier politicians running helter skelter

What are they giving us in return?
A country is like a corporation, it's not a charity organisation, what is Ghana giving us in return... International politics is all about securing the interest of your people. Nigerian government should make profit for millions of Nigerians struggling, not for Ghana.

ntyce:


Why not call the drivers to take the goods back home to Ghana?
We say we no want, you left your trucks at our border....

Na by force?
Let Ghanaians consume them na.

Continue to flex your muscles. Ghanas per capita income has already surpassed Nigeria. This is a country they rushed to for jobs. Over the next 4years Ghana per capita will increase much faster than Nigeria's due to the lamentable 2.5%rate of growth under Buhari compared to the 8% in Ghana.

The senseless border closure does more harm than good. Businessmen in Ghana will consider the Nigeria a big investment and trade risk and will start searching other markets frantically so as not to be caught unawares again

grandstar:


Continue to flex your muscles. Ghanas per capita income has already surpassed Nigeria. This is a country they rushed to for jobs. Over the next 4years Ghana per capita will increase much faster than Nigeria's due to the lamentable 2.5%rate of growth under Buhari compared to the 8% in Ghana.

The senseless border closure does more harm than good. Businessmen in Ghana will consider the Nigeria a big investment risk and will start searching other markets frantically so as not to be caught unawares again

Our market is our muscle, we have to use it for Nigerians, not Ghana or any other nation...even the free trade agreement seek to protect nations from 'dumping' and smuggling, every nation has its laws as per trade, tariffs, embargoes etc...this must be respected by other nations they have bilateral agreements with.
They can't force us to work on their terms, they need to bring something to the table. That's what the whole world is doing, America, UK, even Ghana, why do they expect us to be different?

Nigeria has been too nice,for too long, it is affecting our economy and people.

Í love this closure of Nigeria border let these africa countries know that we are truly the giant of Africa,, president Buhari please don't open that border oooo let us look inward, I don begin eat Naija rice and chicken self.

Thank you o jare. How can any sane human being even think that Ghana’s economic fortune depends on trade with Nigeria? By the way, how much trade exists between the two countries? Very small. Even if 1000 trucks from Ghana enter Nigeria every day, that will not change Ghana’s economy. Ghana’s economy is too big to survive on 1000 trucks per day.

Ghana is simply seeking to enforce the ecowas protocols, which Nigeria has blatantly flouted.

grandstar:


Continue to flex your muscles. Ghanas per capita income has already surpassed Nigeria. This is a country they rushed to for jobs. Over the next 4years Ghana per capita will increase much faster than Nigeria's due to the lamentable 2.5%rate of growth under Buhari compared to the 8% in Ghana.

The senseless border closure does more harm than good. Businessmen in Ghana will consider the Nigeria a big investment risk and will start searching other markets frantically so as not to be caught unawares again

Deepthoughts:
we shouldn't just be praising buhari for this,the federal government has made it point, it's time to listen to the genuine complains of our nieghbouring countries, let's not decieve ourselves that we don't need them,if n when they choose to gang up against us the results will not be too pleasant.

They have benefitted for years, let them gang up, we are game. Calculate all their population compared to that of Nigeria and you'll realize the West African market is here.

dederocs:

Our market is our muscle, we have to use it for Nigerians, not Ghana or any other nation...even the free trade agreement seek to protect nations from 'dumping' and smuggling, every nation has its laws as per trade, tariffs, embargoes etc...this must be respected by other nations they have bilateral agreements with.
They can't force us to work on their terms, they need to bring something to the table. That's what the whole world is doing, America, UK, even Ghana, why do they expect us to be different?

Nigeria has been too nice,for too long, it is affecting our economy and people.

So much noise over nothing. What dumping? What goods are being dumped? The word dumping is a protectionist excuse to import goods. Yet the protectionist wants to exports goods globally. What if the importing nations shout dumping, what do you do?

Nigeria had better wakeup to painful economic reality. Buhari's nonexistent understanding of economics has sunk this economy aground. The country lacks comparative advantage in rice production. That is why we have been a massive net importer of rice. It is cheaper to import rice than to produce it locally. The country does not have a problem with producing rice. It just lacks comparative advantage in its production. Economists say you're better off buying the things you lack comparative advantage in.

I don't see how Nigerians paying 18,000 for a commodity that should be retailing for 10,000 a bag helps them. How is the poor man benefiting? How does it improve food security in the country or for the poor man?

Naija government eff up o

GENERATOGERIA:
Thank you o jare. How can any sane human being even think that Ghana’s economic fortune depends on trade with Nigeria? By the way, how much trade exists between the two countries? Very small. Even if 1000 trucks from Ghana enter Nigeria every day, that will not change Ghana’s economy. Ghana’s economy is too big to survive on 1000 trucks per day.

Ghana is simply seeking to enforce the ecowas protocols, which Nigeria has blatantly flouted.

Hello,

Please stop all these attacks. Nigeria and Ghana are not in any competition. We closed our borders, if Ghana feels so irritated she can close hers too.

And stop all this talk about GDP per capita. Real economic might is not measured on per capita basis. Countries like Luxembourg and Switzerland have far bigger per capita GDP than the U.S. and China, does that mean that they can be compared?

Luxembourg's GDP per capita is like ten times that of China. Just so that you may get a better perspective of this issue.

Nigeria and Ghana are NEVER on the same level. Your patriotism is commendable but let's wake up to reality.

ntyce:


Why not call the drivers to take the goods back home to Ghana?
We say we no want, you left your trucks at our border....

Na by force?
Let Ghanaians consume them na.

Your post is a testament to the fact that the leaders represent majority of followers.
The ability to inflict pain is not a sign of greatness.

iammo:




when buhari holds you for blockus, you must piss blood, lets see who would blink first in this blinking contest

if there is no rice i will drink pap, eat amala, akpu or cook dangote pasta and that igbo man's delicoius noddles ...

*since the border closure we havent heard of fulani attack and kidnaping had gone down, are our west african brothers telling us they are blind to see armed herdsmen entering our territory from thier side?

* are there no ships in ghana that can load goods to apapa or warri ports and pay needed custom duty?

*We share our paltry manageable electricity to niger, togo and benin, yet they dont pay and still mock us for not having 24/7 electricity

*Every conflict in west africa, from liberia to seria loane we send our troops, waste our gallant soldiers blood , sweat and tears, only for same west africa to let boko haram hide and run us over

*We gave mandella our passport and all his comrades (almost all thier top current politician and freedom fighters have nigerian passport) so that they can travel and confront the western power, we even gave them money from our own savings.. what did they pay us back with? death and painful lynching while they laugh on, video the victims and call us names

*Our Defence College Kaduna and Staff College Jos freely trained some of thier best military and political leaders, but then only to alert us of dangers coming into our territory they fvcking turn blind

If Nigeria can survive US sanction under Abacha's Regime and many people cooked with sawdust, firewood when kerosine wasnt coming in and gas was expensive, if we ate millets and maize like rice and enjoyed it with beans, why the fvck do this people think we can't close our border as we deem fit


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oil dey ur head abeg

immediately nigeria closed her border, every west african country is crying
it really shows how much they have been relying on nigeria. nice move buhari, we need tho build our economy

What do you mean Nigeria and Ghana are NEVER on the same level? Which level are you talking about? Is it the kidnapping lever or the poverty level? Tell me, what is your level in terms of life expectancy? Access to electricity? Which level are you talking about sef? Fuckeduppedness which reality are you talking about?

You are not making sense.

FemiMaduka:


Hello,

Please stop all these attacks. Nigeria and Ghana are not in any competition. We closed our borders, if Ghana feels so irritated she can close hers too.

And stop all this talk about GDP per capita. Real economic might is not measured on per capita basis. Countries like Luxembourg and Switzerland have far bigger per capita GDP than the U.S. and China, does that mean that they can be compared?

Luxembourg's GDP per capita is like ten times that of China. Just so that you may get a better perspective of this issue.

Nigeria and Ghana are NEVER on the same level. Your patriotism is commendable but let's wake up to reality.

You get sense jare. We need to import common sense ASAP

grandstar:


So much noise over nothing. What dumping? What goods are being dumped? The word dumping is a protectionist excuse to import goods. Yet the protectionist wants to exports goods globally. What if the importing nations shout dumping, what do you do?

Nigeria had better wakeup to painful economic reality. Buhari's nonexistent understanding of economics has sunk this economy aground. The country lacks comparative advantage in rice production. That is why we have been a massive net importer of rice. It is cheaper to import rice than to produce it locally. The country does not have a problem with producing rice. It just lacks comparative advantage in its production. Economists say you're better off buying the things you lack comparative advantage in.

I don't see how Nigerians paying 18,000 for a commodity that should be retailing for 10,000 a bag helps them. How is the poor man benefiting? How does it improve food security in the country or for the poor man?

Ghana was among the top 12 countries that import rice all over the world,imaging with their 30million population.They are also smuggling rice to Nigeria,which boost their economy.Now we close our border they want to die.Enemy of Nigeria.

grandstar:


Continue to flex your muscles. Ghanas per capita income has already surpassed Nigeria. This is a country they rushed to for jobs. Over the next 4years Ghana per capita will increase much faster than Nigeria's due to the lamentable 2.5%rate of growth under Buhari compared to the 8% in Ghana.

The senseless border closure does more harm than good. Businessmen in Ghana will consider the Nigeria a big investment risk and will start searching other markets frantically so as not to be caught unawares again

liar...the income per capita difference btw naija and Ghana is very minimal and almost negligible

u want to compare the market of Lagos let alone naija to that of other west African nations?....in case u don't know,Lagos GDP is bigger than that of Kenya and Ghana COMBINeD and TWICE larger than Ghana's

alomo,the biggest and most popular bitters in Africa and Africa sells 90 percent of their products in Nigeria..if kasaprenko( makers of alomo) chose not to supply Nigerians,thats great opportunity naija based bitters makers like orijin etc....who will buy alomo in other West African countries when their market isn't as big bas naija's and most o them are Islamic too...

same with Ghanaians peanut buggers that litter Nigeria....don't also forget that PZ products we consume in naija like blueband butter are made in Ghana too

GENERATOGERIA:
What do you mean Nigeria and Ghana are NEVER on the same level? Which level are you talking about? Is it the kidnapping lever or the poverty level? Tell me, what is your level in terms of life expectancy? Access to electricity? Which level are you talking about sef? Fuckeduppedness which reality are you talking about?

You are not making sense.

The problems Nigeria has with poverty and inadequate infrastructure are corollaries of over-population and improper planning. China and India battled with it and are gradually getting the better part of it. Nigeria too will.

I hope you know Nigeria still produces more electricity than Ghana. In fact, we have for a long time been a major supplier of gas to your power stations, which you still owe Nigeria for.

We shouldn't drag this for too long. The economy of Ghana is just comparable to that of Lagos state in Nigeria.

I know Nigeria has to do much more in the area of transparency, infrastructure and security, but please Ghana is not in our purview at all!

Your army is just the size of a lean division and there is no single main battle tank in its rank; your airforce has no single frontline fighter jet; your navy is armed with only small patrol boats and fast attack crafts, no frigates and corvettes.

Nigeria's revenue is in the region of $55bn, while yours is about $9bn. We have so much respect for Ghana, but I think your country is fast pulling more than it can carry. Your guys are in Nigeria doing their business without any form of restriction, but you people do not take a break from harassing our people in Ghana. Mr Datsomer Makafui was my teacher in the primary school. He, his parents and siblings lived in our community, enjoyed the privileges and NOBODY harassed them. In fact, his dad worked in the sugar factory on the estate. We do not have issues with Ghanaians, your people are the ones being so feisty.


It is way easier to have grips on a 30,000-strong crowd than to do same for a crowd of 200,000. This is basic knowledge.

johnmattew:
liar...the income per capita difference btw naija and Ghana is very minimal and almost negligible

u want to compare the market of Lagos let alone naija to that of other west African nations?....in case u don't know,Lagos GDP is bigger than that of Kenya and Ghana COMBINeD and TWICE larger than Ghana's

alomo,the biggest and most popular bitters in Africa and Africa sells 90 percent of their products in Nigeria..if kasaprenko( makers of alomo) chose not to supply Nigerians,thats great opportunity naija based bitters makers like orijin etc....who will buy alomo in other West African countries when their market isn't as big bas naija's and most o them are Islamic too...

same with Ghanaians peanut buggers that litter Nigeria....don't also forget that PZ products we consume in naija like blueband butter are made in Ghana too

You state the difference between Nigeria's per capita income and that of Ghana is negligible? That should make you weep. These were guys who flocked to Nigeria doing odd jobs. Nigeria was their Eldorado! In my primary school in Ikeja, all my teachers were Ghanaians. I remember Ghana must go. Today, they've caught up with us in terms of per capita income. Who did Nigeria offend?

Nigeria's economic clout is primarily due to its population size. The country's per capita income is nothing to write home about. Switzerland, a country of about 8m people has a GDP bigger than Nigeria. Netherlands with 17m people has a GDP bigger than Nigeria.

Nigeria and South Africa are living off old glory. Nigeria's economy has been in reversal ever since Buhari assumed power. As of 2013, the per capita income was $3,000.

By the way, I am not Ghanaian. I am a full blooded Yoruba guy. The truth must be told

Stop talking nonsense where were you when nigeria was declared headquarters of global poverty? There are more poor people in Nigeria than in any other country of the world. it used to be India, now your country is the undisputed champion of world poverty.

The core issue, really, is the welfare of the ordinary citizen. The wealth of a country is not determined by how high your gele is or how many owambes you throw every weekend, or how many streets you block to host your obscene parties the wealth of a country is not measured by th3 number of limousines on the streets or how expensive your lace is the wealth of a country is determined by life expectancy, access to good roads, electricity, quality education, personal safety, level of corruption etc etc How does your dear country fare on these indices?

There is something called the UN Human Development Index go and find out how your country is faring in terms of delivering a good life to its citizens. Then come back and let’s talk Fuckeduppedness

FemiMaduka:


The problems Nigeria has with poverty and inadequate infrastructure are corollaries of over-population and improper planning. China and India battled with it and are gradually getting the better part of it, Nigeria too will.

I hope you know Nigeria still produces more electricity than Ghana. In fact, we have for a long time been a major supplier of gas to your power stations, which you still owe Nigeria for.

We shouldn't drag this for too long. The economy of Ghana is just comparable to that of Lagos state in Nigeria.

I know Nigeria has to do much more in the area of transparency, infrastructure and security, but please Ghana is not in our purview at all!

Your army is just the size of a lean division and there is no single main battle tank in its rank; your airforce has no single frontline fighter jet; your navy is armed with only small patrol boats and fast attack crafts, no frigates and corvettes.

Nigeria's revenue is in the region of $55bn, while yours is about $9bn.


It is way easier to have grips on a 30,000-strong crowd than to do same for a crowd of 200,000. This is basic knowledge.

Thank you jare at least there are still some sensible Nigerians people need to liberated from that stvpid mentality that gives them warped ideas and a deluded mindset.

grandstar:


You state the difference between Nigeria's per capita income and that of Ghana is negligible? That should make you weep. These were guys who flocked to Nigeria doing odd jobs. Nigeria was their Eldorado! In my primary school in Ikeja, all my teachers were Ghanaians. I remember Ghana must go. Today, they've caught up with us in terms of per capita income. Who did Nigeria offend?

Nigeria's economic clout is primarily due to its population size. The country's per capita income is nothing to write home about. Switzerland, a country of about 8m people has a GDP bigger than Nigeria. Netherlands with 17m people has a GDP bigger than Nigeria.

Nigeria and South Africa are living off old glory. Nigeria's economy has been in reversal ever since Buhari assumed power. As of 2013, the per capita income was $3,000.

By the way, I am not Ghanaian. I am a full blooded Yoruba guy. The truth must be told

GENERATOGERIA:
Stop talking nonsense where were you when nigeria was declared headquarters of global poverty? There are more poor people in Nigeria than in any other country of the world. it used to be India, now your country is the undisputed champion of world poverty.

The core issue, really, is the welfare of the ordinary citizen. The wealth of a country is not determined by how high your gele is or how many owambes you throw every weekend, or how many streets you block to host your obscene parties the wealth of a country is not measured by th3 number of limousines on the streets or how expensive your lace is the wealth of a country is determined by life expectancy, access to good roads, electricity, quality education, personal safety, level of corruption etc etc How does your dear country fare on these indices?

There is something called the UN Human Development Index go and find out how your country is faring in terms of delivering a good life to its citizens. Then come back and let’s talk Fuckeduppedness

Nigeria has its problems, but it is not for a country the stature of Ghana to yap about.

I won't oblige you again. I will allow you to keep deluding yourself.

Shalom.

P.S.: please, when is your country going to pay the debt it owes us?

Abegi. You Nigerians talk as if you own the world. I pity you people. You hav3 not learnt any lesson all these years and you still talk as if nigeria is this nigeria is that. You need to look around and see that your Nigeria is actually not as important as you think oooh. It is the truth. Nigeria’s population is 201 million, while Ghana’s population is about 28 million. Definitely, the size of their economies cannot be the same. But what and your fellow nigerians fail to understand is that Ghana is doing very economically, which is my primary concern.

So long as th3 economy is doing well, that is fine. You that claim your economy is big what benefit is that bigness giving to your people? Are you reducing poverty? creating jobs, building infrastructure (not stomach infrastructure ooh). Are more children going to school. Do you know more than 10 million nigerian children don’t go to school? Fuckeduppedness Ghana owes you? How much? I hope you are not talking the gas issue? it it is, then you are current at all.

FemiMaduka:


Nigeria has its problems, but it is not for a country the stature of Ghana to yap about.

I won't oblige you again. I will allow you to keep deluding yourself.

Shalom.

P.S.: please, when is your country going to pay the debt it owes us?

Dagrace01:
They have benefitted for years, let them gang up, we are game. Calculate all their population compared to that of Nigeria and you'll realize the West African market is here.

It's not just by population please,if it were China wouldn't need anybody,our manufacturers also need their market,our citizens also owns businesses in other countries mind you.

iammo:
buhari promised to open a special window for ghanians soon... but really have you heard of any fulani attack after the border closure? the truth is this neghbors we have a compromising us

You mean the fulanis were coming from Ghana, Benin or Togo?,far from the truth.if the fulanis are coming from anywhere at all,it is from Cameron n Niger I'm very very familiar with the north to know this, surprisingly our borders with Niger n Cameron are still open.majority of the fulanis causing problems in this country are from here,most of the crisis has political undertones,the north has always use the fulanis as their warriors to achieve their goals for a very long time now,any well informed person about northern politics wouldn't be surprised,I for one is never suprised.

grandstar:


Continue to flex your muscles. Ghanas per capita income has already surpassed Nigeria. This is a country they rushed to for jobs. Over the next 4years Ghana per capita will increase much faster than Nigeria's due to the lamentable 2.5%rate of growth under Buhari compared to the 8% in Ghana.

The senseless border closure does more harm than good. Businessmen in Ghana will consider the Nigeria a big investment and trade risk and will start searching other markets frantically so as not to be caught unawares again

Keep up with your grandstanding and deceit.

Ghana's per capita income is 1,577.98 compared to Nigeria's 2,334.26.
Ghana producers need Nigeria more than we need them....
Whatever can be produced in Ghana can equally be produced in Nigeria...
They are not technologically advanced, we have the market.
Which other country will they run to, Ivory coast or Togo?

Deepthoughts:
You mean the fulanis were coming from Ghana, Benin or Togo?,far from the truth.if the fulanis are coming from anywhere at all,it is from Cameron n Niger I'm very very familiar with the north to know this, surprisingly our borders with Niger n Cameron are still open.majority of the fulanis causing problems in this country are from here,most of the crisis has political undertones,the north has always use the fulanis as their warriors to achieve their goals for a very long time now,any well informed person about northern politics wouldn't be surprised,I for one is never suprised.

Stop misleading people, our border with Niger is closed however there are still numerous illegal routes used by herdsmen. Same way the illegal routes are found in Ohunbe, Imeko etc in the southwest.