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Modern Ghana
The Unmaking of Home: Ghana's 1983 Exodus from Nigeria and the Forging of Resilience
- Ghana Aliens Compliance Order
- 'Ghana Must Go'
- Mass Expulsion
- Economic Crisis
- Migration
- Humanitarian Crisis
- Jerry John Rawlings
- Shehu Shagari
- West Africa
- Structural Adjustment
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Chapter 1
The Promise of Prosperity: Ghanaian Migration to Nigeria (1970s-Early 1980s)
This chapter explores the socio-economic conditions in Ghana that compelled large-scale migration, including political instability, economic decline, and drought. It contrasts this with Nigeria's oil boom, which served as a powerful magnet for Ghanaian labor, detailing the sectors where Ghanaians found employment and their integration into Nigerian society.
Sources & References
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- Peil, Margaret. (1971). The Expulsion of West African Aliens. The Journal of Modern African Studies, 9(2), 205-229.
- Peil, Margaret. (1974). Ghana's Aliens. The International Migration Review, 8(3), 367-381.
- Aremu, J. Olaosebikan. (2013). Responses to the 1983 Expulsion of Aliens from Nigeria: A Critique. African Research Review, 7(3), 340-352.
- Anarfi, John K. (1982). International Labour Migration in West Africa: A Case Study of the Ghanaian Experience. University of Ghana.
- Selasi, Taiye. (2013). Ghana Must Go. Penguin Press.
- Adepoju, Aderanti. (1984). Illegals and Expulsion in Africa: The Nigerian Experience. International Migration Review, 18(3).
