I Finally Asked Nigerians What They Really Think About Ghana🇬🇭After spending Over a Month In Nigeria

[00:00:00]Ghana is a very beautiful African nation that's I would love to visit anytime soon from now.

[00:00:06]Because the kind love, the gesture, the agility of that uh unity, togetherness in Ghanaian uh citizens, honestly, it make me feel overwhelmed.

[00:00:18]>> Another beautiful day here in Abuja, and guess what? We are out on the street.

[00:00:24]Currently, it's 7:00 a.m.

[00:00:26]Yeah, and I have to come to Jabi Park.

[00:00:29]Cuz this where we meet a lot of people to ask them the question. I want to ask you, what do you think about Ghanaians having um quite some time now, you know?

[00:00:40]The Nigerian chicks, I still want to know your opinions about Ghana, and then what do you think about Ghanaians as well? So, let's go.

[00:00:47]>> Who said they don't play Ghana song in Nigeria? Who told you? Right now, they are playing Sarkodie.

[00:00:59]As a proud Nigerian, I was like, "Okay.

[00:01:01]Okay. Okay." They are playing Ghana song again.

[00:01:08]>> [music] >> So, in Ghana, they are playing D J Cuppy.

[00:01:14]They are playing Davido.

[00:01:17]They have my attention really like it.

[00:01:22]>> The sun wanted to water me.

[00:01:26]>> I think I saw this thing online, people talking about um to save Jabi Lake.

[00:01:32]Well, that wasn't the reason I came today, but I still want to talk about it because I'm currently on the ground, and I'm seeing what is currently happening.

[00:01:43]So, I just want to give my opinions, and then guys, um let's be frank. Let me I know I'm not in the best place to talk about it because maybe because I'm not a Nigerian, so um I may not be the best person to talk about it, but being on the ground and then seeing who have left their houses to come to this um amazing place to come and work out, to come and have really connection with other people, and now they want to take this place from them.

[00:02:19]I think Yeah, as someone from outside I feel like my my opinions kind of matter.

[00:02:30]They look so happy like they are happy around, and if this place should I don't know where they are going to get this gathering they came to to actually have this connection again.

[00:02:43]I I don't know. Maybe the government of here of Abuja may be watching. Please, these people really need this back.

[00:02:52]Please, don't take it from them. The lake's side.

[00:02:55]So, this is what they call the Jabi Lake. I think this is man-made lake. Um the only only one that you're going to see here in Abuja.

[00:03:05]And I'm very privileged to come and see this for myself. It's amazing. Wow.

[00:03:14]See how the lake is.

[00:03:16]At the end of it we have um some new apartments. I think it's real estate something. So, you could see the lake it's here, very big. And I'm sure people do boat boat cruise here, but today I've not really seen any boat cruise.

[00:03:38]But, it's nice.

[00:03:40]I told you guys that I wasn't here for um the lake. This is what I really I I didn't even know what was going on, but I saw it online. And currently, I told you they gave me the flyer, and I was like okay, let me just think about it cuz seeing how people are very happy like walking around, I don't think it should be taken away from them. So, I have someone here that I want to ask her what does she think about it. Hello.

[00:04:05]>> Hello.

[00:04:06]>> hold the mic?

[00:04:07]How are you doing?

[00:04:08]>> I'm fine.

[00:04:09]>> I actually saw you sharing. Um yeah, this.

[00:04:13]What would you say about it? Why why do they want to take them?

[00:04:18]>> Um I really don't know, but I think it's just for beautification and modification.

[00:04:24]But, we have people that living on this We have people that are sending their school their children to school from this same park. They're trying to like make ends meet and the rest. So, I feel like they should reconsider it.

[00:04:41]You know, as much as they want to beautify it and they want to make it um where they want to make it look very good, there are other people that are still feeding and they're still living on it.

[00:04:50]>> So, if I get it right, they want to like build a house or meet all. They don't want to use that as a park anymore cuz I really want to >> They want to use it as a recreational center.

[00:05:02]>> Okay.

[00:05:02]>> Yeah, it's like to make it look very well organized like maybe eventually you have to pay money before you enter. Right now, it's actually free.

[00:05:11]But, you have to pay some money before you enter and the rest.

[00:05:16]Which is going to be more expensive for a common man.

[00:05:18]Yeah.

[00:05:19]>> So, what do you think they should do?

[00:05:21]>> Okay, so I think there is a way they can do this thing because if this is like the um this is like the country's capital and everything here is quite expensive. So, what I think they should do is to maybe make it more affordable. Allow the people that are still here, people that still come here to do their businesses to still do it. Even even even with the recreat- recreational clinic in it, they should tell other people to still do their businesses and still make everything move well for them.

[00:05:52]Yeah. For the common man.

[00:05:55]>> Thank you.

[00:05:57]>> [snorts] >> Ah, I saw some this one. If the person is not here and the person wants to maybe scan or do this, how how is it done?

[00:06:07]>> Okay.

[00:06:08]Yes. Yes, we have a website, Accountability Lab Nigeria. The name is not written on it, but if you scan, it will take you directly to our Yeah.

[00:06:17]No, this is for the survey, but you can call this number. There's a number on it that >> You guys will see our edited video and you are so happy. Let me tell you, it's very difficult. I've been here for almost an hour now and I have to interview people about what they think about Ghana and I've not even even even [laughter] to that. Like, I don't know how I'm feeling cuz I'm feeling shy or I'm feeling I don't know, but I know myself, but let's see how it goes. I will just try. If you see if this video is out, you are going to see this. I'm going to If I'm able to interview people, you will know.

[00:06:58]So, let's go.

[00:07:01]Imagine I've been I still I'm still roaming asking people if they what they think about Ghana and I've still not even got a single word to tell. Those I've asked, they will be like, "No, I don't."

[00:07:16]Please, I'm done. Please, is that how you people are? Like, how are you people? Like, if you don't don't you travel? Don't you know people?

[00:07:23]Or you are just reserved. I feel like I'm just people are very reserved because imagine me asking you like I've asked about three people now and they said, "Oh, no.

[00:07:33]I don't I've not I've not been with anybody like any Ghanaian. I've not But at least you have heard about Ghana or haven't you heard about Ghana?" "I don't know.

[00:07:42]What I guess I've heard about Ghana Eh?

[00:07:46]So finally I've gotten one. I was supposed to say ah I would have jumped for joy.

[00:07:50]>> Please can you tell us what you have heard about Ghana?

[00:07:53]Your opinions on >> Okay, um well most things I hear about Ghana like being around I've never been to Ghana but around me um most people talk about the differences in our jollof rice mostly. Then aside from that there's this I don't know like emotion called hate towards each other like one country is better than the other country for some sort of reason either um sports related, food related, um music related as well. So yeah, that's my point.

[00:08:30]Thanks.

[00:08:30]>> But would you love to visit Ghana one day?

[00:08:32]>> Well, yeah. Well, I would love to check it out and see for myself the truth behind the country.

[00:08:39]No one loves Chale.

[00:08:41]They love Waakye, Banku, everything.

[00:08:43]Waakye, Banku. All right, no problem.

[00:08:46]Thank you very >> Oh, that was very nice. maybe Would they accept or they would not accept? But finally one person did. I think we still have more to go. So let's continue. We we'll definitely get people to tell us more about Ghana. You know, I'm doing this not for comparison. I'm doing this so that um we'll know what people think about us and I mean where we can we can change or we can do better.

[00:09:13]That's the only reason I'm doing this video. Yeah.

[00:09:20]I'm still going to ask people.

[00:09:22]No matter they know no no, I'll definitely get yes yes yes. So I I'll ask.

[00:09:29]I say I >> [laughter] >> Hello, how are you everyone?

[00:09:31]>> Please your name.

[00:09:32]>> My name is Philemon Bitrus. Yes, I'm a Nigerian.

[00:09:37]Yeah, a Nigerian citizen.

[00:09:39]Yeah, this is a very beautiful moment to ask me about the Ghana.

[00:09:43]Ghana is a very beautiful African nation that I would have love to visit anytime soon from now.

[00:09:50]Because they can't love the gesture.

[00:09:53]Their agility of that are unity together and it's in Ghanaian citizens.

[00:09:59]Honestly, it make me feel overwhelmed.

[00:10:02]They are very good and I believe with time I would love to be in that nation.

[00:10:07]What one of that that's part of that's one of my dream part of the nation that I would love to visit. So, if you permit to me, let me just say let me rate them 100 near 100%. I would love to say that Ghana is one of my 99% African nation I would love to be. And I for this, I'll say thank you.

[00:10:28]Food, I've not. But I I've heard about but I could I can't I can't remember the name but based on what I heard, they said they have a lovely tasty nutrition food. If you taste it, bet me what according to what I hear that you you would love to even you can't even relocate from Nigeria to Ghana based on the food the taste of their food. So, for me is for this end, I'll say thank you very much for having you.

[00:10:51]>> Ghana we are brothers.

[00:10:56]I think there is healthy competition between Ghana and Nigeria.

[00:10:59]And I've heard so much about Ghana.

[00:11:02]Ghana is a good place.

[00:11:05]They are very accommodating.

[00:11:07]And I've not been there.

[00:11:09]But uh I have so much about >> But I would love to visit one day.

[00:11:15]>> When? If the opportunity comes, no problem. I'll >> I would Which of our food do you know?

[00:11:19]Have you ever tasted [clears throat] our food?

[00:11:20]>> I've never eaten your food but I heard about banku.

[00:11:23]>> Banku? That's one of our best food.

[00:11:25]Whenever you you see yourself in Ghana, you have to taste it. It's very nice.

[00:11:28]Yeah, thank you.

[00:11:29]>> inviting me to Ghana?

[00:11:30]>> Yes, I'm inviting you to Ghana, so come.

[00:11:32]>> [laughter] >> Thank you so much.

[00:11:34]>> No problem.

[00:11:35]Okay, okay. Yes, I said Nigeria is not there.

[00:11:38]We have to support our African brothers.

[00:11:40]>> You are supporting us well.

[00:11:41]>> Yes, we are. We are with Ghana, we support Ghana.

[00:11:44]>> Wow.

[00:11:44]>> But we are not supporting South Africa.

[00:11:47]That's true, 100%.

[00:11:49]We are waiting for them to fail.

[00:11:51]>> [laughter] >> Amazing. Thank you, sir. Thank you for meeting me.

[00:11:56]Hi.

[00:11:57]>> Hello. Good morning.

[00:11:58]>> How are you doing?

[00:11:59]>> I'm fine.

[00:12:00]>> Have you ever heard of Ghana before?

[00:12:01]Have you ever been to Ghana?

[00:12:02]>> You have been to Ghana many times?

[00:12:04]>> Like once or twice.

[00:12:05]>> Once or twice? Wow. How was the experience like?

[00:12:08]>> I was in Accra.

[00:12:11]St. Mary something.

[00:12:14]>> St. Mary?

[00:12:14]>> Yes.

[00:12:15]>> Okay.

[00:12:16]>> It was nice.

[00:12:17]>> Okay.

[00:12:19]>> They are a bit warm.

[00:12:20]>> Wow.

[00:12:21]>> Kind of aggressive.

[00:12:23]>> Have you tasted any of our food and which one do you love most?

[00:12:26]>> I eat your food always, all the time, even here in Nigeria.

[00:12:29]>> Really? Which one?

[00:12:30]>> I've eaten banku.

[00:12:32]I've eaten kenkey.

[00:12:33]Mashed kenkey.

[00:12:35]>> Wow.

[00:12:35]>> That was the banku thing and Then there's this soup you guys make that looks like groundnut soup.

[00:12:42]I've had light soup before. It looks like groundnut kontomire >> kontomire >> Yes.

[00:12:47]>> Amazing.

[00:12:48]>> kelewele >> kelewele All this. Wow. But would you love to visit again?

[00:12:53]>> Of course.

[00:12:54]>> Okay. Thank you so the World Cup is just here. We are playing with other countries. Are you supporting us?

[00:13:01]>> Of course. We are rooting for Ghana.

[00:13:03]>> Thank you. Bye.

[00:13:05]If I We qualified yesterday.

[00:13:07]>> No, you qualified yesterday.

[00:13:08]>> Yes.

[00:13:09]>> Oh, wow. So we're we're rooting for Ghana.

[00:13:12]>> Thank you so much. Please, what do you think about Ghana?

[00:13:15]>> I I've not really watched the match this >> No, like no normally like normal people Ghana in general >> I don't have an idea. I don't have a close contact.

[00:13:25]>> contact with Ghana Thank you so think they will be good people, right?

[00:13:29]>> Yeah, we are good people.

[00:13:30]>> [laughter] >> Oh my god, am I going to be on social media?

[00:13:38]>> YouTube.

[00:13:39]>> Oh, okay.

[00:13:40]>> Okay.

[00:13:41]>> I don't know. I don't know what about Ghana. I haven't been there before.

[00:13:43]>> Okay.

[00:13:44]>> I know is the the jollof >> the jollof banter Okay, but we love to visit Ghana one day.

[00:13:52]>> Oh, yeah, for sure.

[00:13:53]>> Okay.

[00:13:54]Apparently, we are playing FIFA and Nigeria is not qualified. Are you guys voting Are you guys voting for us?

[00:13:59]>> No, we're not. Just like we did for South Africa. We're rooting for whoever you guys are playing against.

[00:14:05]>> Okay.

[00:14:06]Thank you.

[00:14:07]>> [laughter] >> Thank you so much. Good morning, sir.

[00:14:10]>> How are you?

[00:14:10]>> I'm doing good. Please, have you heard about Ghana before?

[00:14:14]>> Yeah, I've heard about Ghana.

[00:14:16]>> Have you been to Ghana before?

[00:14:17]>> to Accra.

[00:14:18]>> Accra. Wow, how was your experience in Accra?

[00:14:21]Very amazing.

[00:14:22]>> Very amazing.

[00:14:23]>> Wow, and have you tried any of our >> food?

[00:14:25]>> It's fun to be there.

[00:14:26]>> Wow.

[00:14:27]>> What which of our food did you try?

[00:14:30]>> Uh there's this palm tree Yeah.

[00:14:34]>> the palm nut soup >> Palm Yeah.

[00:14:36]>> Okay.

[00:14:38]And how was it?

[00:14:39]>> It is a bit sweet.

[00:14:40]>> Very sweet.

[00:14:41]>> Sweet and and healthy.

[00:14:42]>> Healthy, very true. Currently, we are playing FIFA and are you guys rooting for us?

[00:14:48]>> Yeah, we're rooting for you guys.

[00:14:50]>> Really? Amazing. Thank you so much.

[00:14:54]Yes.

[00:14:55]Yes.

[00:14:56]>> [laughter] >> Thank you.

[00:14:59]Uh I came to tour Nigeria, to know more about Nigeria, to also I don't want to listen to what media is saying about Nigeria. I just want to know Nigeria for myself. So, that's why I did.

[00:15:10]>> What do you say about Nigeria?

[00:15:11]>> Amazing people, so far.

[00:15:13]They have been amazing to me. I mean, I don't know how to even say it. They have been amazing to me.

[00:15:19]>> That's good.

[00:15:20]>> I'm not trying to count, but, yeah, that's why yeah.

[00:15:24]>> [laughter] >> Like thank you so much.

[00:15:27]To ask what Nigerians think about Ghana.

[00:15:31]Yeah, so far it has been amazing. I'm not camping when I will say that Nigerians have been so good to me.

[00:15:37]Like you guys don't know how it feels to say that this country is amazing to me. Normally, I know people will be like, "Oh, it's like this, it's like this." But let me tell you, they're amazing people, very very amazing. I'm so happy I could come and visit Nigeria. Like, what? So happy.

[00:15:58]It's funny how I'm the one chasing people to tell me what they think about Ghana.

[00:16:02]This is funny.

[00:16:04]Like it's very funny but still me, I don't take no for an answer. I will still get like 10 people. Let's be counting. It's been I think now it should be like five that we've interviewed. Hello. Please, how are you doing?

[00:16:17]>> I'm good.

[00:16:18]>> Please, can I ask you a question about Ghana?

[00:16:19]>> I'm actually from Ghana, I guess. I want to know what you think about Ghana as a Nigerian.

[00:16:24]>> Um yes.

[00:16:26]>> [gasps] >> So that's all random. I don't really know so much about Ghana but I like um Ghanaians. I feel like there's this um love-hate relationship but more of the love part because you know they're like our >> brother and sister.

[00:16:39]>> Yeah. Yeah, simply saying West Africa like a head.

[00:16:42]>> But have you ever been to Ghana before?

[00:16:44]>> No, but I do plan to go. Yeah, I've always wanted to go. I almost got in there's a uni in Legon which is in Ghana.

[00:16:52]>> Yeah.

[00:16:53]>> So but it didn't work out for me but my friend ended up going and she has a lot of good things >> Okay.

[00:16:58]>> Ghana. I have so much um good things as well.

[00:17:01]>> Oh wow. Have you tried any of our dishes as well?

[00:17:04]>> No, I want to try that. Is it waakye?

[00:17:07]>> Waakye.

[00:17:07]>> Waakye.

[00:17:08]>> Yes.

[00:17:09]>> I really had the eggs and >> Yeah. We have waakye, we have banku, we have kenkey.

[00:17:14]>> that food is with Ghana.

[00:17:16]It's good. Like I would I hope to visit you really. Like, it's one of the first that I would love to visit like within >> Yeah, you should.

[00:17:25]It's so sweet of you.

[00:17:26]You're so friendly. Thank you.

[00:17:29]All right, let's count how many people have interviewed from Nigeria. I think now we should have like five.

[00:17:36]Yeah, five people from Nigeria that we have interviewed. Amazing.

[00:17:40]I'm looking to interview 10 people from Nigeria to tell me about Ghana.

[00:17:45]Have you Have you seen Have you seen what they are?

[00:17:50]>> [laughter] >> So, they won't tell you about what they think about Ghana, but they are trying.

[00:17:56]At least I've gotten I think about six people to tell me what they think about Ghana, which is so good. And all the the thing they've told me has been very positive. Like, I don't know.

[00:18:09]It's really on social media that we have this banter as in Kenya hate Kenya.

[00:18:13]Or Nigeria hate something like But, like on the ground when it comes to the ground and then you meet the real people who have experienced or who have heard about Ghana, they tend to tell you good things about Ghana. By the way, I think I should go. Yeah, our freedom well. I told you guys how it was very hard for me to to maybe approach these people and talk to them cuz I don't know the caliber of people I'm meeting, but at least you guys give me my flower. I've been able to interview like almost six people to tell me what they think about Ghana.

[00:18:50]That's really amazing.

[00:18:53]All that I'm just trying to do in this video is just to be real, to tell you guys how it's it's been on the ground.

[00:18:59]Like, we do most of our videos very amazing, very correct editing, and then you feel like we don't have any issue that we go through like we go through as creators. So, I I want to show you guys the raw I mean raw ones. How do you see that?

[00:19:14]No editing. This one I'm not editing it.

[00:19:17]I'm just putting it like that. Like that's how it's going to be. This is how you guys are going to see it.

[00:19:22]Yes. That's how I'm going to see how the job is. It's not really easy trying to make the people tell you what they think about your country.

[00:19:29]Ah, it is what it is. Yeah, I I really love the experience by the way. I love it.

[00:19:34]Find out on the path.

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