{"id":777548,"date":"2020-01-07T09:17:45","date_gmt":"2020-01-07T09:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2020\/01\/07\/fix-your-lights-issues-before-launching-door-of-return\/"},"modified":"2020-01-07T09:17:45","modified_gmt":"2020-01-07T09:17:45","slug":"fix-your-lights-issues-before-launching-door-of-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/01\/07\/fix-your-lights-issues-before-launching-door-of-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Fix your lights issues before launching &#8216;Door of Return&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_97_565\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p>Ghanaians in the year 2018 launched an initiative dubbed the \u201cYear of Return\u201d which marked 400 years since the first African slaves were shipped from the Gold Coast to America and other European countries.<\/p>\n<p>The initiative which began in 2019 saw several top Hollywood stars visit Ghana to see some places their forefathers were kept before finally been shipped out of the continent. The initiative finally came to an end on 31st December 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Some few hours into 2020 social media was awash with pictures from Nigerian trying to copy the same initiative but with the name \u201cDoor of Return\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Read: Year of return: List of popular international personalities that visited Ghana<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Self-acclaimed Ghanaian Queen of Comedy Afia Schwarzenegger in reaction to the call by Nigerians to launch the \u201cDoor of Return\u201d, has asked that they first fix their light issues before thinking of inviting the foreigner over to their country.<\/p>\n<p>She wrote;<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201d But Why???? The door of return\u2026. Na waooo do you have lights?? Or they are coming with their own generators\u2026I know they will bring their sharp mouth, me I am sleeping ooo. Cos this will be the saga of the returnees I swearm<br \/>Return to be kidnapped or return to Book Haram? I love my naija people but I beg, this one Naija no go fit\u2026I know from a distance it looks enviable but bro where will they land? mutala Mohammed? Are you sure? And how will they move, by air, cos the traffic in Lagos is another bad news.<br \/>2020 certainly won\u2019t be the door of return in Nigeria..you are not ready yet!!!!!!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>See screenshot of her post<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-112411\"  data-lazy- data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Afia-Schwar.jpg\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Afia-Schwar.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-112411\"   data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Also Read: Year of Return: Only people with dead careers are visiting Ghana \u2013 Ibrah One<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nigerian\u2019s decision to copy and launch the \u201cDoor of Return\u201d initiative has gathered a lot of comments from its citizens on social media with some saying its a good idea with the other stating that its just a waste of time and money.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8211; &#8211; Ghanaians in the year 2018 launched an initiative dubbed the \u201cYear of Return\u201d which marked 400 years since the first African slaves were shipped from the Gold Coast to America and other European countries. 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