The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has banned the use of carrier bags popularly known as ‘Ghana Must Go’ bags by passengers at all airports in the country.
The bag got the moniker after a January 1983 executive order by President Shehu Shagari, which forced the deportation of West African migrants from Nigeria.
According to a circular by FAAN, titled, ‘Re: Prohibition of Usage Of Ghana Must Go’, signed by Manager, Airport Services, Henok Gizachew, the ban is particularly for passengers travelling through the country’s international airports.
Gizachew stated that the sack was banned by the authority as it has cost the airlines huge losses and also damaged airports conveyor belt systems across the country.
He noted that passengers who wish to use ‘Ghana Must Go’ to travel must have the same well package in cartons or hardcover of rectangular size.
“The use of the ‘Ghana Must Go’ bags have been attributed to the breakdown of many of the country’s airports’ conveyor belt systems and one that has put enormous costs on the shoulders of the airport authority,” Gizachew stated.
