Xenophobia: A disease in Africans bloodline.
[GHANA MUST GO saga in 1985].
Ghana Must Go: A Historical Reminder of How
Nigerians Treat Fellow Africans
Our compatriots in South Africa are today indirect
victims of the sins of their fathers. No sin goes
unpunished! On April 15, 1985 the Hon. Minister for
Internal Affairs, General later Senator Mamman
Magoro announced that the almost 700,000 African
immigrants in Nigeria must leave by 6pm on May
10, 1985. Most were from Ghana with others from
as far as Gambia to Central African Republic. These
fellow Africans had come here for work and
economic opportunity. They were not allowed to
leave with more than N22 then the equivalent of US
$30 irrespective of their life savings, number of
properties and quantum of investment. They were
officially robbed! Trust us as many Nigerians took
undue advantage of the chaos to unleash all manner
of mayhem on them. It was a sad period for African
solidarity. Fast forward to present day when these
Ghanaians after their humiliation out of Nigeria
through discipline and focus with sheer hard work
and purposeful leadership have turned their country
around. Today they don't need any visa to visit
South Africa. Meanwhile we the so-called "Giant of
Africa" are here looting Shoprites and burning MTN
outlets!
The new norm in our nation are frequent blackouts
and growing insecurity. The fault neither resides in
DSTV offices nor Protea Hotels. It is in us! Nigeria
now needs its own version of JJ Rawlings!
As Fela would say in ITT.
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