GeneralDae:

He even tried, I was expecting him to say the figures were wrong and inflated. Population plays a huge role in Economics no doubt, but there has to be Entrepreneurship and investments on ground as well. This is why Ethiopia is not balling, and not even at least 250 Billion dollars nor has she ever been in the top 5 economies of Africa since 1990.
Ethiopia is not balling despite her population because it receives fewer FDI and investments than it should.

I'm not denying the fact that population also play a role in economic development, but that huge population might also be a deterrent to economic growth.

Huge population can only benefit a nation when majority of the populace are educated, industrious or skilled. And govt of such nation will spend more on infrastructures, education, health etc than nations with lesser population.

Huge population does not = Huge economy. At least I know Japan and Germany has a bigger economy than countries with more population than both nations.

Shma:


Maybe it's beacuse you've never dealt with a ghaniun - in this forum. Those people are something else. They are so annoying and stupid. You can't reason with them objectively.

Anyhow, Altura is a 33fls tower under construction on the upper hill. For those who said westlands is overtaking upper hill in the skyline, here is another disappointment - the crane is up already.

You discribed yourself

Just40:
Actually Takoradi is the third


His petty kiosk got closed down and he had be bitter since then.

Those two animals in Ghana are all over the platform telling people Tamale is our 3rd city? as if they know a thing about Ghana

GeneralDae:

Surprisingly all of the data I've seen says Tamale is the third major city of Ghana. Do you have a source to the contrary?

That's because Admistratively Tamale is the third City but not in the case of development and population..

In Ghana most things are spread in this way
Accra
Kumasi
Tamale then
Takoradi

But in terms of development it goes this way
Accra
Kumasi
Tema
Takoradi
Sunyani then
Tamale

In terms of Population it goes like
Accra
Kumasi
Takoradi then
Tamale

theenchanter:
stop swirling around, just expatiate what u meant here, laaitjei.

jeezez comprehension obviously not your strong point.....if you understood economics you'd know bigger populations tend to have bigger economies.... That's not to say population is the only factor that contributes to economic size... However Nigeria's big population is the main reason it has a bigger economy than SA for example

GeneralDae:

confusion.

I know.... Nigeria obviously doesn't invest much in economic education

GeneralDae:

What's South Africa building that others ain't building. Just list your top three projects by size and value. I think even Egypt should be the ones boasting here about projects not SA.

just check the infrastructure expenditure for every African country

vankelvin:


Administrative-wise Tamale is the 3rd city of Ghana but in terms of development it's 6th and in terms of population it's 4th..

Just as Kano isn't your 3rd best city eventhough it gets all the attention from Government. OR?

Kano actually is a state with a capital called Kano city. it is probably the second largest state in terms of population because it has over 15 million people. Lagos and Abuja are more like city states especially Lagos.

I don't understand what you mean though when you say Kano gets all the attention from Government. Every state/city except probably Abuja are primarily controlled by the state Governors (who also have their budgets and appoint Local Government Chairmen) in terms of developments in the state, even though there are some federal roads to be done in those states or federal projects with national focus.
For instance, the Kano Governor is fully responsible for the development of the ongoing Kano Economic City just like the Lagos Governor is responsible for the ongoing red line and blue line rail projects for his state.

jl115:
I know.... Nigeria obviously doesn't invest much in economic education

okay.

GeneralDae:

Have you been to Tarkodi or Capecoast or Tema? A few of my Ghanian friends are from Tarkodi, although most I know are majorly from Accra or Kumasi ( which they say is busy with a big market). I used to think Tarkodi was the third main city in Ghana until I looked it up.

But oga, you and Ghana be like cat and rat, why na? wetin Charlie dem do you?

yes, I've to kakoradi and cape coast and Tema severally.. yes, me and them are like cat and rat because they're evil and very envious even to themselves. Ghanaians are so evil that they hate it when you're winning and will do anything to pull you down even though they don't have the intention to work hard and get where you are. They just want to see you fail and that's all that matter to them. They're evil especially to themselves and anything black but worship anything light skin.

jl115:
jeezez comprehension obviously not your strong point.....if you understood economics you'd know bigger populations tend to have bigger economies

I clearly understand economics... And I also know that bigger population do not tend to have a bigger economy but bigger scale of industries do. So, u saying bigger population bla bla bla is trash. Bigger population without underlying industries and infrastructures would yield nothing.

That's not to say population is the only factor that contributes to economic size... However Nigeria's big population is the main reason it has a bigger economy than SA for example

and we begin from the first step "how is Nigeria's big population the main reason Nigeria has a bigger economy than SA"?

if u can't prove ur claim, stop bluffing nonsense.

POKUASI2:
yes, I've to kakoradi and cape coast and Tema severally.. yes, me and them are like cat and rat because they're evil and very envious even to themselves. Ghanaians are so evil that they hate it when you're winning and will do anything to pull you down even though they don't have the intention to work hard and get where you are. They just want to see you fail and that's all that matter to them. They're evil especially to themselves and anything black but worship anything light skin.

Don't you think you are being stereotypical of a large group of people (30 million people)? Have the majority of Ghanians been like that to you?

GeneralDae:

Kano actually is a state with a capital called Kano city. it is probably the second largest state in terms of population because it has over 15 million people. Lagos and Abuja are more like city states.
I don't understand what you mean though when you say Kano gets all the attention from Government. Every state/city except probably Abuja are primarily controlled by the state Governors (who also have their budgets and appoint Local Government Chairmen) in terms of developments in the state, even though there are some federal roads to be done in those states or federal projects with national focus.

I know all that you just typed so calm your nerves. Or was it because I did not add city to Kano? I wasnt referring to the State of Kano but the city called Kano.

Per the little I know about Nigeria Kano city was the 2nd most important city after Lagos for the longest time until Abuja came into the picture.. I know Calabar was once the capital but Kano city politically ranks high about all the other cities apart from Lagos and Abuja.

Just40:
Actually Takoradi is the third


His petty kiosk got closed down and he had be bitter since then.

little kiosk haha... such a funny man. Thank God I don't own little kiosk. Little kiosks can't foot my travel expenses to different parts of ghana if that is supposed to be the case. Last time I was at Mankesim, I slept in a hotel own my the MP for the area .. no little kiosk can afford that..

GeneralDae:

Don't you think you are being stereotypical of a large group of people (30 million people)? Have the majority of Ghanians been like that to you?

No sir.. you talking stereotype? Ask how many foreigners Ghanaian landlords have given their money back because they're foreigners. I mean black Africans. Another example is opera Square in Accra where they injured alot of Nigerians for owning a shop.. go there now and see that almost all the shops are occupied by the Chinese doing retail.. makola market have Chinese doing retail yet they say their so called GIPC law doesn't target only Nigerians

vankelvin:


I know all that you just typed so calm your nerves. Or was it because I did not add city to Kano? I wasnt referring to the State of Kano but the city called Kano.

Per the little I know about Nigeria Kano city was the 2nd most important city after Lagos for the longest time until Abuja came into the picture.. I know Calabar was once the capital but Kano city politically ranks high about all the other cities apart from Lagos and Abuja.

No problem with my nerves at all . Hmm you may be right about Kano although I think Kaduna and Zaria in particular was/is probably more important for the North than Kano except in terms of population, but most people would probably say it's Kano though.
In general, I get what you're saying. So Tamale is definitely not the third most important city in Ghana economically but rather politically.

GeneralDae:

Don't you think you are being stereotypical of a large group of people (30 million people)? Have the majority of Ghanians been like that to you?

That is Ghanaian for you. I have a female friend that used to work at metro TV with van vicker and can attest to what am saying. I've been friend with a guy that's working with consolidated bank of ghana and we've been friends for close to 7yrs now. I have a friend that used to present sports news at kwese TV so am not just talking about ordinary, illiterate Ghanaian

GeneralDae:

No problem with my nerves at all . Hmm you may be right about Kano although I think Kaduna and Zaria in particular was/is probably more important for the North than Kano except in terms of population, but most people would probably say it's Kano though.
In general, I get what you're saying. So Tamale is definitely not the third most important city in Ghana economically but rather politically.

Sure Tamale is not.

In Ghana we have 4 but 3 functioning Zones.

We have the Coastal development zone with Accra as the capital.

Middle belt zone with Kumasi as their capital

Northern zone with Tamale as their Capital so some people see Tamale as the 3rd city sake of its geographical location and also for political reasons but Takoradi, Tema and Sunyani are all ahead of Tamale

theenchanter:
I clearly understand economics... And I also know that bigger population do not tend to have a bigger economy but bigger scale of industries do. So, u saying bigger population bla bla bla is trash. igger population without underlying industries and infrastructures would yield nothing.
and we begin from the first step "how is Nigeria's big population the main reason Nigeria has a bigger economy than SA"?

if u can't prove ur claim, stop bluffing nonsense.

you are arguing with yourself bru...go back to my original statement.... I said Nigerias economic size is mostly due to its population.... When you look at GDP per capita its on par with most of Africa, nothing special!!!

GeneralDae:

Have you been to Tarkodi or Capecoast or Tema? A few of my Ghanian friends are from Tarkodi, although most I know are majorly from Accra or Kumasi ( which they say is busy with a big market). I used to think Tarkodi was the third main city in Ghana until I looked it up.

But oga, you and Ghana be like cat and rat, why na? wetin Charlie dem do you?

I know the question was not directed to me but let me answer because I think I have a first hand experience about happenings here.

The average Ghanaian always want validation of how their country is doing especially from a foreigner, whom they determine from his/her accent,they want to live in the bubble that they are best on the continent so they don't have to worry about their failures because they are to timid to admit to their shortcomings. They are obsessed with being the first in everything even when everyone isn't carried along in those metrics. A foreigner most especially a Nigeria who say it as it is will then becomes a public enemy and asked to go back to his country because he has failed to hype them. So tell me how you won't be cat and rat with this kind of people? Lastly,I have been to everywhere you asked and yes Kumasi has a big market in fact, I think it's bigger than onitsha main market but the city itselfs is like Benin City without red soil or ibadan with much more visible ancient buildings.

jl115:
you are arguing with yourself bru...go back to my original statement.... I said Nigerias economic size is mostly due to its population.... When you look at GDP per capita its on par with most of Africa, nothing special!!!

oga, u're just circling around, u're only scaling around like a monkey. I was asking u questions based on ur claim, instead of answering the questions, u lay other claims without proof.

As a second opportunity to redeem urself, "how is Nigeria's population the main reason Nigeria has a bigger economy than SA"?

theenchanter:
oga, u're just circling around, u're only scaling around like a monkey. I was asking u questions based on ur claim, instead of answering the questions, u lay other claims without proof.

As a second opportunity to redeem urself, "how is Nigeria's population the main reason Nigeria has a bigger economy than SA"?

Because bigger poverty stricken population creates bigger demand for goods & services = bigger GDP.

The day you get to be like Sweden,Taiwan or Switzerland with $700bn in GDP's and less than 20m in population then you can talk.As for now you just have lowly $2400 per capita income similar to Ghana,Mauritania, Honduras and Ivory Coast.

Bifwoli:
Because bigger poverty stricken population creates bigger demand for goods & services = bigger GDP.

The day you get to be like Sweden,Taiwan or Switzerland with $700bn in GDP's and less than 20m in population then you can talk.As for now you just have lowly $2400 per capita income similar to Ghana,Mauritania, Honduras and Ivory Coast.

This has to receive an award for the dumbest post of 2022 so far .

Bifwoli:
Because bigger poverty stricken population creates bigger demand for goods & services = bigger GDP.

The day you get to be like Sweden,Taiwan or Switzerland with $700bn in GDP's and less than 20m in population then you can talk.As for now you just have lowly $2400 per capita income similar to Ghana,Mauritania, Honduras and Ivory Coast.

u've even made the matter worse in ur quest to sound smart.

How can poverty stricken populace afford goods and services they demand to equal bigger GDP.

I guess Kenyans on the thread have a penchant for dumbness.

GeneralDae:

This has to receive an award for the dumbest post of 2022 so far .

so dumb. Kikuyu1's dumbness will have a pass.

vankelvin:


Can you imagine

I know paa... It's a yearly thing

India has a bigger GDP than England for obvious reasons. Is India wealthier than England? RVP and Kikuyu1 taught me that.

vankelvin:


Those two animals in Ghana are all over the platform telling people Tamale is our 3rd city? as if they know a thing about Ghana

usually those 2 don't know much about Ghana because they hardly have the understanding for anything

Kuruptnigga:
Dan burouba Shage with all your rants yet millions of foolish gaynians brethren’s are trooping to Nigeria on their numbers

Some of them are selling agbo, puff puff and some useless petty petty craps that’s not even adding anything to the Nigeria economy If ghana is heaven, why are they running away from that deadly shitthole

Shatta Wale’s reference to Ghana as a village pops up at UDS examination.

Self-acclaimedDancehall King, Shatta Wale’s reference to Ghana as a village during his recent visit to the UK has popped up at the end of trimester examination for students of the University for Development Studies (UDS).

The question which was among a list of questions under the Fundamentals of Human Geography in the Department of Integrated DevelopmentStudies, Department of Environment and Resource Studies read “Charles Nii ArmahMensah Jnr, a Ghanaian producer and reggae-dancehall musician popularly known as Shatta Wale recently described Ghana as a village during a performance in London. With reference to your knowledge about the development of villages, state five relevant reasons why Shatta Wale described the whole of Ghana as a bombastic village”

It would be recalled that Shatta Wale described the Ghana as a cursed village during a live performance a comment which saw some persons fuming with rage.

But in justification of the denigrating comments, he stated that he called Ghana a certified village because people in Ghana tag him as a “Local Champion”.

Call me a local champion… And I will call your city a glorified village (showbiz agenda)”

Damn!! Just like we suspected.

POKUASI2:
little kiosk haha... such a funny man. Thank God I don't own little kiosk. Little kiosks can't foot my travel expenses to different parts of ghana if that is supposed to be the case. Last time I was at Mankesim, I slept in a hotel own my the MP for the area .. no little kiosk can afford that..

travel to where

You must be funny .... Some kid in some slum somewhere..

Guest houses in Mankessim don't usually cost much.... After saving the whole year, that is what you could afford.

POKUASI2:
No sir.. you talking stereotype? Ask how many foreigners Ghanaian landlords have given their money back because they're foreigners. I mean black Africans. Another example is opera Square in Accra where they injured alot of Nigerians for owning a shop.. go there now and see that almost all the shops are occupied by the Chinese doing retail.. makola market have Chinese doing retail yet they say their so called GIPC law doesn't target only Nigerians

Opera Square shops are owned by Ghanaians..


I told you you were bitter.... Most Ghanaians are beginning to refuse renting their properties to Nigerians because of the experience they've had with Nigerian tenants.

Mind you, you don't pay maintenance insurance to land Lord's when you rent their place...
So what happens when your rent contract ends and the property is damaged? The Land Lord bear the cost, right?


Most Nigerian tenants have been cruel yo their land Lord's, some will leave a one week poop in the WC for the Land Lord to clean.

Others will break WCs and Window glasses and leave..
Some Land Lord's also have their own houses on the same compound and don't like the noise associated with most Nigerian tenants.

Take note of the word most and not all

While you are here bitterly complaining, you've forgotten that, gone were the days when Ghanaians will happily rent their properties to foreigners especially Nigerians ... Because they get to charge higher rent.

Stop crying and complaining and blame your own attitude for the current situation

Just40:
usually those 2 don't know much about Ghana because they hardly have the understanding for anything

Can you blame them? No

What do you expect from someone who lives in a country he hates? What good judgement will he make about the country?
Mad people everywhere