Ghana begins sale of Naija Must Go bag
28 Mar 2011
The Naija-must-go bag has become very popular in Ghana
Accra – Nigerians living in Ghana are in panic over the introduction of a so called Naija-must-go bag.
No one knows who first named the bag Naija-must-go, or for that matter who first introduced it into the Ghanaian market, but Nigerians who have made the country their home are not too happy with the name.
Speaking from the safety of his home, a Nigerian hotelier living in Accra expressed his concern over the ominously named bag.
“Why should they be calling the bag that name? Ehn? What are they trying to tell us? They are up to something. I can see it from the way they look at me; they haven’t forgotten. They are planning revenge.”
A Ghanaian trader at the Makola market however dismissed the fear of the Nigerians.
“Charley, I don’t see why our Nigerian brothers and sisters are upsetting over this bag,” said Mr Mensah. “Look, it is just a normal bag like any other bag. In fact, the reason we have called it Naija-must-go is because many Nigerians like the bag very well.”
The bag in question bares close semblance to the legendary Ghana-must-go bag but with the conspicuous addition of a Louis Vuitton logo. It must be said that whereas Louis Vuitton has a similar bag, the ones on sale in Makola market in Accra Ghana are not the same as the ones from the French fashion house.
The Nigerian hotelier is however not convinced. Peeping through his curtains, he tells this reporter:
“It is because of what is going on in Nigeria. You know, all the gangster politicking and terrorism. They think Nigeria will soon become unbearable to live in and more of us will come here. They are preparing to send us packing, just like we did to them in the eighties.”
- Joe Aibozaw, reporting for wazobiareport.com