Kobojunkie: I don't understand where you are going with this please.
There could be so many other reasons for this. Most developed countries already have such regulations in place , not sure what your point really is.
@ Kobo
You need to come back to Naija so we can all make it great together as well.
We all can leave within our borders and not have to travel out to other countries,force the government to do the same thing Ghana is doing by building up her economy. lay down on the road side and be trampled by armoured tankers until we get the country rolling again
no use hiding in the corner shouting rants at the problem.
This will not solve anyting. lets take the initiative and go back no.
I advocate for policies all naijas to leave every foreign country they re thriving in and go back home.
It seems nothing galvanizes nigerians together as much these days as their hate for Ghana. We're glad to be of service.
YOu Nigerians know how to talk. Just empty talk.
First of all, this publication is arrant nonsense. How in the hell do you see this as a move to kick out nigerians? are you friggin kidding me? get over yourselves already!!!
you make everything about you.
Do those of you senselessly ranting on here know what the criteria is for a foreigner to set up shop in your own country?? Check that first before you starting writing nonsense.
Pan African this Pan African that. Now Nigerian knows about PanAfricanism?
I've said this countless times. How is it that the only country in West Africa with a history of State sponsored, widely-backed-by-the-populace Xenophobia now turns around to accuse other countries of xenophobia at every opportunity.
What is protectionist about insisting that only those who are capable to doing credible business be allowed to do business in your country?
Every forward thinking country does it. Maybe the structures don't work in your own country so you don't appreciate some of these things but it's nothing new. Everybody has a minimum standard in place.
If the US allowed every Chinese man with 1000 dollars to immigrate into their country to start a business, before you know it, their ecomony will be over-run by CHinese and all the money will move in the direction of CHina.
Should we allow our own population to be impoverished because we love love love our neighbours who incidentally once kicked out our pregnant women and children from their country when there was a famine in ours?
Basically, you're all allowing sentiments (ill sentiments against Ghana) to inform your opinions of this move. Which btw is not accurately depicted in that article you quoted.
Put the Ghana hate aside and think for a moment what your own government would have done, or should do, if say the Chinese start flooding your country.
If Nigeria wants a trade war, let's go.
At the present, which of the two countries in question prevents the other from exporting certain stuff into their country? Answer: NIGERIA. And yet, all of you are here shouting protectionism protectionism. Are u ffing kiddin me?
WHen Nigeria was flying high in the 80s, none of you gave a Bleep a ss abt ghana, now all we here is Ghana liberia nigeria, SL, are the only english speaking countries bla bla bla
Gbawe, talk is cheap. What you need is a history lesson. Before you attempt to castigate Ghana for so-called illegal moves perfected by Nigeria in the 80s and 90s and in some cases even till today. Cue textile industry. Ghana's market is flooded with textiles (often inferior) from China and Nigeria, Yet our own textile producers could not export to Nigeria, guess why? your government banned it. I've come to expect a little more from you Gbawe. But it seems no nigerian is beyond, hindsighless,over-emotionally-charged, sensationalist,downright wrong, comments when it comes to Ghana. Even your ministers.
Check out conditions in your own marketplace before you accuse someone else of protectionism. We are doing what we think is right for ourselves. You feed yourself before you help someone weed their farm. On an airplane, they advice to put your own oxygen mask on first before attempting to help another person. Even mothers!!
i'm still reading through this myriad of rubbish.
I don't hate gahanaians.
infact I am planning on going to the world cup to support ya'll
hackney: Nigerians even in african countries are seen like a rat infestation. All over the place with majority as bent as the letter 'U'.
Ghana (and all other african countries) should start with seizing any large house susspected to belong to any Nigerian that has even the slightest connection with politics. I think Nigerian politicians all over the world should be hounded back to nigeria and their foreign properties given away.
Nigerians never have a good reputation where ever on earth they are if you take an average view in that location.
Despite all the prayers , Nigeria is still this way. Who knows, maybe when the demons were defeated in heaven, the worst of them fell down and banged his big head in northern Nigeria hence the drough, absolute lack,religious wickedness,political destruction and the 'may nothing work' atmosphere.
bidemi12: @morpheus I will be sure to inform my economics and political science proffessors of your findings. I'm sure they will find it interesting. Keep your fingers crossed there might be a nobel prize in the offing.
What about relativity?
I think you should quiz your science profs about that one.
bidemi12: I took me a while to understand what Ghana is doing right that we aren't. on my first sojourn to the accra i could almost swear i was i Ilorin or some other outskirt city in Nigeria. It was not as if the place was overly developed and there were untared roads everywhere. But then it struck me. The main difference were the people. There was no hussle and bustle, there was smiles on everybody's faces and a sense of contentment. You felt at peace; safe and secure. You were not afraid that someone could at any moment obtain you for no reason . This is an import driven economy but you would never know it. So, we as Nigerians want to feel security. In our investments, in our lives, in our ambitions. That is why Ghana is held in higher regard that Nigeria. People make a NATION.
Thats relativity, 150million + compared to 20 million+= less people, less hussle and bussle as you claim
its the same if you compare lagos 15million plus to calabar 3million plus.
'Which is why he is a troll. All they try to do is cause mischief. They rarely put up any objective points nor try to argue issues reasonably. They are driven by fear and this instinct channels their thought process, yet they claim more intelligent minds. KNOW THY ENEMY!
@European
Is this you on youtube. Gotcha ya!, You've been missing your HALDOL shots at the institution. Calm down damn it!
Kobojunkie: Please tell me the above is a JOKE. What has the above, which you point out was as a result of our government’s stupid policies to date, to do with this new move by Ghana to protect it's own?
Protectionist government policies about to go wrong?
Kobojunkie: GM and saturn are not government in this case and can continue to pursue whatever policies they choose.
I think they are government owned aren't they or you gonna say all that money dished out to them don't come with no control over policy.
Kobojunkie: Actually is can be considered in exactly that way. In fact it could actually work that way. If it is more expensive for foreign businesses, it actually enables an environment where local business can better compete and grow alongside foreign businesses. we do not have such an environment in Nigeria today and that seems to be why our local businesses continue to struggle.
It is the government’s job to provide an environment where its own people can better compete. Western governments provide subsidies so their farmers can best compete; China has done similar for decades now and we see where that got them. Look at how the Chinese were able to take away most of the American market and jobs as a result. Why should Ghana not be able to do the same, or something similar?
Your so called free-market has been allowed over 30 years and counting. How much has it prospered the community compared to the level of prosperity gained from Non-Ecowas states in the same amount of time?
I'll conceed to the point that the Chinese model may have worked out for them in terms of the long standing closed market policy but they had a population size and a fairly advance technological know how that buffered this agenda.
I hope little Ms Ghana has the resources and manpower to pull that one off seeing how small their population size is and how they practically have no functioning sector less tourism.[quote][/quote]
udezue: Oh well morpheus you can always go to Ghana and tell em how you feel bro. I'm sure with the backing of Nigerian government they will listen to you and back down.
Morpheus the SAVIOR.
I am the god of sleep about to knock your ass out for the count
Kobojunkie: Oh please!!! Maybe you are the one who was not old enough or even around when it took place. Shehu Shagari evicted thousands of Ghanaians. In fact many of them had to run with the clothes on their backs. There were riots and complaints from different levels in the communities of how the Ghanaians constituted a nuisance for many Nigerians, and needed to be sent back. Are we going to deny that ever happened? Why would Ghana Evict Multinationals in this case? I mean if they are already subject to the same or more stringent laws, why evict them?
Not that I am saying that this is about retaliation, but Ghana has every right to decide if the ECOWAS treaty works or does not work for it, as is. The country and most others have had about 15 years now, if not more to make that decision. And it has the right to choose a different path for the good of its people. Treaties are meant to be revised, the original treaty was revised in 1993, so I see no reason why ECOWAS should be Ghana’s reason not to plot a path it may believe is better for its own people.
Now, I know PROTECTIONISM is the new EVIL word in the world we live in but I don’t think it ought to be seen that way at all. Every government ought to pursue policies that better its own people, and then the world second. You do not CUT OFF your own leg so outsiders can be happier with you than your own. If this policy works for the good of the nation, and causes little harm to the nations around, I see no reason why Ghana should not pursue it. Same goes for any other ECOWAS state.
Same thinking when it came to Branson pullling the Virigin brand outta Nigeria because of stupid government policies that do not benefit anyone but the pockets of the rich or GM, saturn and the likes who refuse to pull out of the motor vehicle industry when it is evident their products and services are much weaker.
Watch what will happen to MR EAGLE AIRLINES and GM.
What the proposed policy is doing cannot be considered as evening" the playing field" for their people, competition is healthy and good for the end user i.e the consumer.
If the ghanaians cannot compete stringently in a certain industry they should bow out and concentrate on something that they have comparative advantage over. All this rubbish they are trying to do will not succeed in the long run because there will be numerous retaliatory actions by other governments and I am hoping there are.
let the "free market" prosper in the ECOWAS communities.
Who cares if it happened in the 15AD. History is there to tell us. I also had a ghanian family n my school back in the East and no one messed with em. Maybe coz they were in the East coz most of the eviction happened in Lagos so SHUT UP.
so your contention is its okay since We did it to them. How stupid?
octus2008: the opposition npp has been frowning about this ever since,ndc would not last, rawlings is the chief strategist of this , trust me i have my sources ;d ;d
i am not doubting that opinion but with no facts can't say for sure. the mans redderick is very much line with these steps.
The bonds in West Africa are breaking so much for Pan africanism.
Goodbye to Kwame nkrumah and Nnamdi Azikikwes dreams!!!
Politics › Re: Ghana's Plan To Chase Out Nigerians - Classifies Ecowas Citizens As Expertrates by morpheus24: 5:11pm On Oct 09, 2009
