Ghana homepage, resource for news, sports, facts, opinions. In 1983, nigeria expelled two million undocumented west african migrants, half of whom were from ghana. Spanning a land mass of 238,535 km 2 92,099 sq mi, ghana is bordered by the ivory coast in the west, burkina faso in the north, togo in the east, and the gulf of guinea and atlantic ocean in the south. In 1969, the ghanaian government passed a law similar to the one the nigeria president passed in 1983. Large plastic bags used to transport items of interest from one place to another. The origin of the slang 419 and ghanamustgothe bag. The origin of the slang 419 and ghanamustgothe bag by nobody. Ghana must go tells the story of folasade savage, who leaves lagos for pennsylvania, where she meets her ghanaian husband, kweku sai, a brilliant surgeon. Ghana must go was a tough read because 1 the authors style is poetic and not always forwardmoving, 2 the character focus shifts without warning and it takes time to determine who youre reading about, and 3 it is extremely painful. Ghana must go meaning in pidgin english peegin dictionary.
Ghana must go explores the diversity of relationships in modern families. A phrase coined by nigerians in an outcry when millions of ghanaians fled to nigeria in 1983 due to political unrest. Many nigerians were averse to the influx of ghananian refugees are thus the antagonistic phrase was born. It was published in 20, and nominated for an naacp image award. Ghanas premier resource for news, sports, business, opinions and entertainment. Selected as one of the 10 best books of 20 by the wall street journal and the economist, it has been sold in 22 countries as of 2014. Ghana must go tells the story of folasade savage, who leaves lagos for pennsylvania, where she meets her ghanaian husband, kweku sai. Ghana must go named after the nigerian phrase directed at incoming ghanaian refugees during political unrest in the 80s is one of the most hyped debuts of recent times. Ghanamustgo is a term coined from the mass immigration of nigerians to ghana to seek greener pastures. Ghana must go exodus, how nigeria deported over two. Its the ghana must go bag, says diana olaleye, a nigerianborn. It was acclaimed by diana evans in the guardian, margaret busby in the independent, by the economist, and by the wall street journal.
A very sturdy, striped mostly red and blue bag with a zipper and two handle grips often found in nigeria and ghana. Eddy watson on the history of ghana must go star top 5. Ghana must go exodus, how nigeria deported over two million. Kweku and folasade are both immigrants him from ghana and her from nigeria, who meet in the u. Ghana must go, was a popular name given to the migration of illegal migrants mostly ghanaians from nigeria following a presidential executive order. Electric, exhilarating, beautifully crafted, ghana must go is a testament to the transformative power of unconditional love, from a debut novelist of extraordinary talent. In 1983, the president of nigeria, shehu shagari issued an executive order mandating immigrants without proper immigration documents to leave the country or they would be arrested according to the law. Moving with great elegance through time and place, ghana must go charts the sais circuitous journey to one another. The true story of the ghana must go exodus, how nigeria mercilessly deported over two million illegal african immigrants in 1983 by.
Omo na so dem pack money for inside ghana must go bag. Over a million west african migrants, most of them ghanaian, were ordered to leave nigeria at short notice in 1983. Diana olaleye tells the story behind the famous ghana must go bag. The novel follows the sai family as they come to terms with their father kweku sais death, and as they work through family troubles. A large plastic bag used to carry luggage, usually with large distinctive checker boxes the bus touts stole the mans ghanamustgo at the car park. Taiye selasi beautifully, and almost poetically, tells the story of the sai family, piecing together years of hardship into a reflection of kewku, the father, and the legacy he leaves.