Where Be Da Money

It's a bit like here the difference being in how they steal it.

Example -  
Shipping container after shipping container arrive in the market in Lagos, filled to the brim with plastic-wrapped bales of secondhand clothes from the U.S. and elsewhere. "More often than not what people call donations actually ends up been hijacked by people ... who profiteer from it," said Diran Akinleye, an economics professor at the University of Lagos. "So even though it starts out in the U.S. or the (United Kingdom) as a donation, it ultimately becomes a business on this side."

Oil or used clothes and most everything in between it makes little difference it's all going to get chopped!

ACCRA — Two years after oil began flowing in Ghana, ordinary Ghanaians are wondering where the oil money is going. The government says there has not been much oil revenue coming in thus far, and analysts say the money that is coming in is not reaching the poor.


The average Ghanaian was never going to see a penny of any oil money. If Romney whores saw this - "Because we’ve been hearing from other countries that when there is oil, they have everything for free." because Obama has visited he has taught them the entitlement mentality ya see. 

Obroni Big Man Arrives In Ghana

Yea-the fact of the matter is that the Obama's could very well be called white if they happen to get out and about a bit and that ain't no shit. I've been called "obronie" (pronounced o-brew-knee) thousands of times and the humor is that although it basically means "white man" black people from well to do country's are called that also. I'm chuckling now. Got old at times and came mostly from the young. We could never figure this out. They just have this need to point out white people to each other or something like that because it's not derogatory. If the Obama's get out very far that would happen without a doubt and that's damn funny to me.

If I had planned the Obama's itinerary this evening would start with this dish prepared with proper palm nut soup and fowl.



After that they would attend an outdoor venue for an evening dancing to Highlife and partaking of spirits while listening to music such as this. I just heard this and it is SO good!

If I were to return much time would be spent in outdoor beer joints so to speak listening,dancing,eating kabobs,flirting with the girls and having some Club beer. You betcha.




One thing that they will hear from the moment they step off the plane from every Ghanaian they meet is "You are welcome". We would all get the same treatment and I can't tell how nice that is. That is Ghana.

Please-you are welcome President Obama



Note-
Looking around came across these. A travel site that covers starting out where I was. It works well.

A post from today from an Obroni Mom where life away from where the Obama's will be hanging isn't so "sweet" as is said there a lot.

Then this a video put up before that I like. It crosses Highlife with a bit of hip hop and it's just fun.

Serious Business This Driving

One of the many things my friend Mr. Rodger and I have discussed over the years about Ghana has been these driving toys some kids who were lucky enough had probably made by their fathers.

Some were quite interesting in how they were built for instance the length of the pole and I swear some of these reached 10 feet or more. Some were outfitted with a real steering wheel I assume determined by what was at hand. These toys maneuvered quite nicely by the way.

Although this "small boy" is not smiling here the smiles from these kids driving these contraptions around town was fun to see and has stuck with us always.

I found this picture here taken by a retired and now world traveller named Galen R. Frysinger.
His site is here and you will not be disappointed.