Ghana and Nigeria are both countries located in the Western region of Africa. These countries share a lot in common. Their administrative systems are similar, they share trading activities, they share football rivalry, they were both colonized by Britain, Ghana sources part of its electricity from Nigeria, and citizens of both countries are constantly migrating either way in search of quality education, greener pastures, and for tourist attractions. This depicts good relations between both countries.
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However, some historical activities have happened between both countries in the 20th century. At a time when the Nigerian economy was buoyant, due to its oil resources, Many citizens from West African countries, especially Ghanaians, had migrated to Nigeria to gain employment and better lives.
But shortly after, in the early 80s, the Nigerian economy declined. There were poor living conditions, food became scarce, and many others. It was a popular belief across the country then that the high number of migrants had led to the economic breakdown.
This made President Shehu Shagari order that all undocumented migrants should leave the country. A lot of immigrants, out of which Ghanaians were the greater numbers were deported. This period fashioned the name "Ghana must go" in relation to a specific kind of bag, as many of the leaving immigrants had packed their belongings with those bags. Some also believed that it was an act of recompense to the Ghanaian government as a result of the deportation of Nigerians without residence permits from Ghana in 1969.