Naija Boy Sings Ghana's Praises After ECG Replaced His Meter For Free: "GH Is Better Than Nigeria"

• A Nigerian man living in Accra has compared the governance in his home country to his residence in Ghana
• This was after the ECG replaced his meter and added a free electricity unit as part of the replacement drive
• Expressing his excitement, the young Nigerian man claimed on TikTok that Ghana was ahead of his country

A young Nigerian man, who recently relocated to Ghana to seek greener pastures, has compared the governance in his new country of residence to his motherland.

In a video making rounds on social media, the young man, known on TikTok as @ogahman, suggested Ghana has a better functioning system than his country Nigeria.

This was after the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) changed the prepaid meter of the house where the young Nigerian man lives in as a tenant.

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The utility company is embarking on a nationwide exercise to replace the old meters with new digitalised ones.

The initiative, which was announced in March 2024, would see the ECG replace over 450,000 prepaid meters across the country.

It was for this reason that the young Nigerian man's meter was changed with a new one plus a free electricity unit.

In the video sighted by YEN.com.gh, the young man said he was given a new meter with a remote control plus GH¢50,000 worth of free electricity for free.

Being overly excited by the change of his meter, @ogahman took to his TikTok page to praise Ghana.

"If I talk say Ghana is better pass Nigerian, person go come tell me now say, I say Ghana better pass Nigeria, why I no go talk am? For your country wey them dey call Nigerian, them fi give you free meter with free remote, come get weytin dey call GH¢50,000 card, meaning almost ₦60,000 free light," he said.

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Nigerian man's meter video generates mixed response

@ogahman's video generated a mixed response from his online followers, as they thronged the comment section to share their videos.

@Weybegluv wrote:

"Changing of electricity meters is normal in Ghana here Oooo, ma bro."

@Julian Draxler replied:

"Other countries are paying for meter replacement."

@odogwu ifeanyi also wrote:

"if Ghana is big as Nigeria, trust me. Ghana no go dey see light at all."

Nigerian man celebrates life in Ghana

YEN.com.gh also reported on a young Nigerian man, who recently relocated to Ghana to seek greener pastures, having no regrets.

The man stated that he has no regrets about relocating to Ghana, as he now owns his own company and makes his own money.

Many people who commented on the video praised the Nigerian man for using his experience to try and inspire other people.

Proofread by Bruce Douglas, senior copy editor at YEN.com.gh

Source: YEN.com.gh