In
a BBC series of columns from African journalists, Ghanaian Elizabeth
Ohene, a member of the main opposition NPP, raises concerns about
Nigeria’s future as it battles an Islamist-led insurgency in the north
and prepares for tightly contested elections.
If you are a Ghanaian, you tend to worry
about Nigeria. Some would say we Ghanaians have enough on our own
plates to keep us fully occupied with worry.
The Ghanaian economy is currently facing severe “challenges”, to use the preferred terminology of government spokespersons.
We are in the midst of the longest power
crisis that our country has ever known and tempers are short all around
as we try to cope with the outages that have become part of life now.
‘Ugly episodes’
And yet we worry about Nigeria. It has
something to do with our histories – the tendency to mimic each other.
Even though Nigeria is much bigger in every way, a healthy rivalry has
always existed between our countries.
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