My father always told me that doing business in Ghana is now very hard, unlike how it was years before. This comment I never really understood till today. The assumption that a young man learns more from his peers proved true in this case, as I finally got to have an insight through this childhood friend of mine who has just spent fourteen months (a year and two months) in Ghana. Below are his real life experiences of life as an upcoming business man in Ghana (figures are converted to naira instead of cefa/cedis for easier comprehension).

[b]"Whomever tells you that becoming self-made in Ghana now is easy is either an old-timer or a pretender. Living in Ghana is never easy, especially on us Nigerians. My house rent alone costs me N84,000 per year, aside from the contributions of my housemates. It is true that electricity is always on, but we pay dearly for it. In a three-bedroom flat occupied by four of us, we utilize about N360,000 yearly on electricity. Even my feeding alone costs an average of N220,000 (more than) yearly at a rate of N600 daily or more. My spendings on airtime for transactions and data costs about N200 daily, making more than N72,000 yearly."

"This won't have been much of a load but for the inconsiderate actions of our Ghanian business partners, in my opinion, which are to oppress we Nigerians. They hold meetings to send one of their agents to journey down to Lagos (in Nigeria) to find out the cost prices of goods, and thus, fix their price based on cost price, completely ignoring the transportation and clearance expenditures. This has forced the Nigerian old timers (or shop owners) in Ghana to sell at same price as suppliers (new comers) in Ghana, making it difficult for new comers to survive in the business climate. As a result, most new comers are looking for passage into alternative countries to escape this monopolized economy. Any money I make there, is going back to the country's purse in the name of house rent, taxes, electricity and feeding. I can't even send back money for a bag of cement to start a building at home, not even considering other comforts of life.
I used to make N12,000 weekly (after expenses) here at Owerri (in Imo State, Nigeria), which enabled me to save enough money to seek the green pastures I thought existed in Ghana. If I see any link to my former means of livelihood here, I'm never returning to Ghana. For now, my going back there is only because of my debtors, who owe me much more than half my earnings in my entire stay there. As for remaining there to become someone, it's not likely to happen," he concluded.[/b]

Why would anyone go to Ghana?

hmmmmmmmmm....leave ghana for ppl like mike adenuga ...dangote...and d likes to reap them off on your behalf........hehehe na joke oooo

House rent of 84k (x4 occupants)= N336000 for 3-bedroom apartment Na bulletproof house?

I guess you must have decided to go to Ghana in order to feel among the "abroad boys" and not necessarily for greener pastures because for you to have saved up the amount of money you used for travelling, your pastures must have been green here in Nigeria.

Now check it out, all the expenses you make on food,electricity,rent,data etc are definitely higher than what you would have spent in Nigeria. If you had stayed back and persevered in your fatherland, who knows, maybe you would have become a household name in your business field in Owerri.

It is terrible to imagine that while some people complain that they don't have enough money to send back home from Europe,Asia,American after expenses, you make same complaint from a country like Ghana.

Anyways, thanks for warning others of the imminent danger

Who mess here?

make i sleep wake up first before i comment. yanwzzzz.. aaahhhh

Wetin una dey do for Ghana self? They are just showing us pepper for what we did to them back in the 80s.

gmg

sKeetz: Who mess here?

Ω̴̴̩̩̩̥̩a̶̲̥̅̊ u...phool!

[size=20pt]Pictures of ghana with you in a cab. Or in front of a statue or it never happened. [/size]

pri3stess: Wetin una dey do for Ghana self? They are just showing us pepper for what we did to them back in the 80s.

Help M̶̲̅ε̲̣̣̣̥ ask dem o?

Wherever i remember Ghana what comes to my mind is a country of gold and finest Highlife music. Accra is also a beautiful city to hangout, but Ghana does not have the kind of rich big population that makes trading or retailing a lucrative business.

Ok

hehehe! We initiated Ghana-must-Go, its now their turn.

Ghana?I Dey Crazy?I Dont Know Reason Why Those Nigga Down There Hate Nigerians So Much?Akwaba

I'll never leave Nigeria for any African country not even SA

Ghana don almost turn UK finish oooo. Better come back home

Andyblaze: .

free2ryhme:

free2ryhme:

ur brain dat slow to think of an appropriate response or u jst got dat big urge to feel important by "bookin" for space on d 1st page? Beats me.

Is Ghana name of a person,animal,place or thing?

Ghana oya na

Ghana most G̶̲̥̅̊ợ̣̣̇̇̇ now ₪a̶̲̥̅̊ nigerians must endure

Abeg wetin concern me? Na me send u go there? U should af be ready for challenges na

Sagytarius: House rent of 84k (x4 occupants)= N336000 for 3-bedroom apartment Na bulletproof house?

I tire ooo, sure say that house go dey mobile self

Have u eva slapped a ghanian?

Well, dnt!!!

Zimzy :
Ghana don almost turn UK finish oooo. Better come back home

what did he say he's going back to do there again?

no be small tin oh