Great thread. But it’s not enough.

If show boy wanted to say something he could.

Ghana isn’t as dependent on Nigeria as this thread would lead you to believe. We actually hold a small trade surplus over Nigeria. (Around $52 million - UN Comtrade) https://twitter.com/darkolewis/status/1318658972556066825">https://twitter.com/darkolewi...

A case can be made that they need Ghana even more than we need them.

4.6% of Nigerian exports end up in Ghana. Only 3.6% of Ghanaian exports end up in Nigeria. For context, Ghana relies more heavily Burkina Faso. (UN Comtrade)

The oil and gas issue is also a non-starter.

Ghana has excess oil and gas reserves that we don’t know what to do with. We don’t rely on Nigeria in any way for oil.

We are rather in competition with them. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2019-11-08/how-having-too-much-energy-creates-a-debt-problem-for-ghana">https://www.google.com/amp/s/www...

This is an issue of politics.

The collective strength of African leaders and the power it gives them to loot and pillage is only as strong as the weakest leader on the continent. To undermine one of them is to undermine the whole system itself.

That is why they remain silent.