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Re: “Ghana Must Go”: The 1983 Mass Expulsion From Nigeria by koning: 3:14pm On Aug 29, 2025
Affected 'Ashawo' business badly.

95% of brothel prostitutes then were Ghanaian women.

Many brothels in Southern Nigeria were shut down.
Re: “Ghana Must Go”: The 1983 Mass Expulsion From Nigeria by esnbrutality: 3:14pm On Aug 29, 2025
The secret is that nobody remembers the region that championed the deportation of people from Ghana. grin

Same people flooded the educational sector with quack friends and relatives. grin

They are the same people shouting Respect your hosts. grin

Nuff Said cool
Re: “Ghana Must Go”: The 1983 Mass Expulsion From Nigeria by PHIPEX(m): 3:14pm On Aug 29, 2025
Ask yourselves, was this notxenophobia against Ghana at the time? Was this different from what South Africans are doing today?
Re: “Ghana Must Go”: The 1983 Mass Expulsion From Nigeria by MrGerald(m): 3:15pm On Aug 29, 2025
Lioness5280:
West Africans chasing away fellow West Africans? grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin
Lol I know you must say something grin
Re: “Ghana Must Go”: The 1983 Mass Expulsion From Nigeria by aribisala0(m): 3:16pm On Aug 29, 2025
Yes it Happened but Ghana did
Nigeria must go TWICE

IN 1969 in the middle of the civil war they mercilessly gave Nigerians 2 weeks to get papers or get out

Not everyone they expelled was a migrant to Ghana some were born in Ghana in the colonial era before 1957 when Ghana gained independence
A long story but in the colonial era before independence millions of West Africans move to Ghana for business. Many owned cocoa farms shops etc . There was a coup around 1966 in Ghana and there economy started to dip. They blamed foreigners mostly Nigerians

They were kicked out and Ghanaians took over their farms and property that were auctioned
After that they could not manage the businesses they seized and less than 10 years later they had hunger in Ghana and came to Nigeria in millions
Ironically in1983 oil prices crashed economy going down they scapegoated foreigners Shagari asked them to go

They did not leave any farms or businesses that were taken over by Nigerians

5hey started it

Also 1969 was not the first time
There was another in 1959 though on a smaller scale but that is the Ghanaian attitude



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ox-mmELmQ30
Re: “Ghana Must Go”: The 1983 Mass Expulsion From Nigeria by Nobody: 3:17pm On Aug 29, 2025
Tables have now turned.

Ghana is now the one chanting “NIGERIANS MUST GO”.

Such history gives me the hope that someday, Israel will be history and Palestine will be free from the River to the sea.
Re: “Ghana Must Go”: The 1983 Mass Expulsion From Nigeria by Omoawoke(m): 3:18pm On Aug 29, 2025
This is one history we would wish we could erase.
It’s an embarrassment to the entire black Africans
Re: “Ghana Must Go”: The 1983 Mass Expulsion From Nigeria by cyberbro: 3:19pm On Aug 29, 2025
Racoon:
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“Ghana Must Go”: The 1983 Mass Expulsion From Nigeria
Hope you know they chased Nigerians away from Ghana first? You need to establish facts when posting things like this.
Re: “Ghana Must Go”: The 1983 Mass Expulsion From Nigeria by Bovis(m): 3:19pm On Aug 29, 2025
Sonnobax15:
lipsrsealed
So this thing really happened? angry

Now I understand why an average Ghanaian has so much hatred for Nigerians..
Off course it happened or how did you think this bag got his name?

Re: “Ghana Must Go”: The 1983 Mass Expulsion From Nigeria by peterboro: 3:20pm On Aug 29, 2025
So una do Ghana and others this kind thing. Chai 😭😭😭.

But it's well.
Those countries have more free spirit and liberal nature than you could get from Nigerians.
Re: “Ghana Must Go”: The 1983 Mass Expulsion From Nigeria by creativejagaban: 3:20pm On Aug 29, 2025
Racoon:
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“Ghana Must Go”: The 1983 Mass Expulsion From Nigeria
Now Ghanians are saying Nigeria must go because your people once again washed their dirty linen in Ghana.
Re: “Ghana Must Go”: The 1983 Mass Expulsion From Nigeria by SeriouslySense(m): 3:20pm On Aug 29, 2025
grin grin grin Now it is our turn to get the same treatment from Ghana. I respect Ghana, let them do as they wish. Even if I may not have the chance to enjoy Ghana, but at least i pray and wish Ghana will continue to be good and better for Ghanaian's.

THey seem very decent and wise in general, and what i love most they are calm and collected, at least from what i have seen so far cheesy cheesy
Re: “Ghana Must Go”: The 1983 Mass Expulsion From Nigeria by Lukuluku69(m):
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“Ghana Must Go”: The 1983 Mass Expulsion From Nigeria
Remembered this very well. Most of our Teachers then were affected. Almost 70% of them had to leave in Lagos Public Schools back then. Alhaji Jakande employed them then. They were cheaper alternatives.

Then, the Buns and Puff Puff Sellers, Pinto Sellers, Shoe shinners, Plastic Menders and women of easy virtues also. Tailors, Mechanics etc.

There were reports that some Ghanians poisoned Foods and Drinks just to get even with Nigeria and Nigerians back then.

Wow. 42 Years ago.

I don old o.
Re: “Ghana Must Go”: The 1983 Mass Expulsion From Nigeria by Nobody: 3:23pm On Aug 29, 2025
PHIPEX:
Ask yourselves, was this notxenophobia against Ghana at the time? Was this different from what South Africans are doing today?
No difference!
Re: “Ghana Must Go”: The 1983 Mass Expulsion From Nigeria by mightyhazel: 3:24pm On Aug 29, 2025
Let's be honest.. Ghanaians are very lenient people.. Nigerians are unforgiving..if it were Nigerians that passed through this shame they would have long retaliated..

Truth be told
Re: “Ghana Must Go”: The 1983 Mass Expulsion From Nigeria by Achor1111(m): 3:24pm On Aug 29, 2025
Nobody knows tomorrow, you might have it today tomorrow might be in need, you might be in need today tomorrow you might provide for others.
Re: “Ghana Must Go”: The 1983 Mass Expulsion From Nigeria by SeriouslySense(m): 3:25pm On Aug 29, 2025
Wow okay, I am happy Ghana is doing well today.

If we had a better attitude in this country, it will be much more better.

I can agree with that Nigerians are more extreme and dangerous, they can do wicked more. They dont deserve to have more problems in their country because of us. cheesy cheesy

Ghana I am so sorry for what we have done. undecided

mightyhazel:
Let's be honest.. Ghanaians are very lenient people.. Nigerians are unforgiving..if it were Nigerians that passed through this shame they would have long retaliated..

Truth be told
Re: “Ghana Must Go”: The 1983 Mass Expulsion From Nigeria by mightyhazel: 3:25pm On Aug 29, 2025
But then again growing up in the mid to late eighties most of our good and specialized teachers like french,music ,arts n maths teachers were all Ghanaians . Which means the exercise wasn't thorough..but I think it was wrong concept altogether
Re: “Ghana Must Go”: The 1983 Mass Expulsion From Nigeria by aribisala0(m): 3:26pm On Aug 29, 2025
chopnaira:
The administration of Shagari and Alex Ekwueme pinned their incompetency on immigrants in Nigeria with the Ghanaians being the highest in population.
Ghana started it twice 1959
1969

Theirs was worse in 1969 we were in civil war
They seized cocoa farms, shops, property
Even though it was civil war they showed no mercy
Re: “Ghana Must Go”: The 1983 Mass Expulsion From Nigeria by Angelfrost(m): 3:27pm On Aug 29, 2025
Sigh... And the same Big brother country has deteriorated so badly since then.

Even small nations that gained independence last week are expelling Nigerians. undecided
Re: “Ghana Must Go”: The 1983 Mass Expulsion From Nigeria by okrikaboi: 3:28pm On Aug 29, 2025
When a nation is at the brink of collapse and knows not who to blame. They unite the citizens by giving them a foreign enemy. In situations where the Head of State is clutching at straws he will declare war.
Re: “Ghana Must Go”: The 1983 Mass Expulsion From Nigeria by PUNANI01: 3:28pm On Aug 29, 2025
So the Zoo started this first, no wonder South Africa come carry it for head.
Re: “Ghana Must Go”: The 1983 Mass Expulsion From Nigeria by SeriouslySense(m): 3:28pm On Aug 29, 2025
It shows you what terrible mindsets does even to greatness. grin

It does not matter, even if they person is as great as an elephant, greatness cannot be sustained by chaos.

Even small countries know the importance of order and sensibility, without it its becomes a Jungle, and a low trust society, we can become Haiti soon grin

Angelfrost:
Sigh... And the same Big brother country has deteriorated so badly since then.

Even small nations that gained independence last week are expelling Nigerians. undecided
Re: “Ghana Must Go”: The 1983 Mass Expulsion From Nigeria by Myrepublic(m): 3:29pm On Aug 29, 2025
Racoon:
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“Ghana Must Go”: The 1983 Mass Expulsion From Nigeria
Imagine o.. but Ghanaians are good people, because if it was Nigeria Ghana did this to,the situation for Tinubu
Re: “Ghana Must Go”: The 1983 Mass Expulsion From Nigeria by GboyegaD(m): 3:33pm On Aug 29, 2025
What then is the essence of ECOWAS?
Re: “Ghana Must Go”: The 1983 Mass Expulsion From Nigeria by babtoundey(m): 3:35pm On Aug 29, 2025
The novel "Unexpected Joy at Dawn" comes to mind
Re: “Ghana Must Go”: The 1983 Mass Expulsion From Nigeria by Ecomfreecourse: 3:36pm On Aug 29, 2025
All of our African leaders are senseless except gadafi
Re: “Ghana Must Go”: The 1983 Mass Expulsion From Nigeria by Softmirror: 3:36pm On Aug 29, 2025
cyberbro:
Hope you know they chased Nigerians away from Ghana first? You need to establish facts when posting things like this.
The aim of the post is not to establish facts but to project Nigeria is a bad image simply because those who the Ghanaians are not comfortable with come from the region he belongs to.
Re: “Ghana Must Go”: The 1983 Mass Expulsion From Nigeria by babtoundey(m): 3:38pm On Aug 29, 2025
PUNANI01:
So the Zoo started this first, no wonder South Africa come carry it for head.
Read, he who hates his country can never prosper within that same country.

Ghana started it. Nigerian "Ghana must go was retaliatory"
Re: “Ghana Must Go”: The 1983 Mass Expulsion From Nigeria by Biodun556(m): 3:39pm On Aug 29, 2025
Sonnobax15:
lipsrsealed
So this thing really happened? angry

Now I understand why an average Ghanaian has so much hatred for Nigerians..
Ghana did it first in 1969
Re: “Ghana Must Go”: The 1983 Mass Expulsion From Nigeria by Reflect7: 3:40pm On Aug 29, 2025
koning:
Affected 'Ashawo' business badly.

95% of brothel prostitutes then were Ghanaian women.

Many brothels in Southern Nigeria were shut down.
I swear. Those Ghana ashewos were always nice and polite back then. Very good girls. Memories.
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