Twitter users reflect on 1983 food crisis with humour

For every Ghanaian of 40 years and above, 1983 brings to mind memories of the biggest famine ever witnessed in this country and the adverse effects it had on the nation's citizens.

The biggest problem Ghana faced in 1983 was the shortage of food for some time.

The adverse effects of the food shortage and the level of hunger endured by Ghanaians within the Baby Boomers and the Generation X category left them with many experiences they continue to share.

For the Millennials and Generation Z, stories of the 1983 famine remain legends they wish never to experience.

Over the years, Ghanaians hold discussions on the 1983 famine and in the last 24 hours, the hunger of 1983 has been a dominant topic of discussion on Twitter, GhanaWeb has monitored.

What has been a characteristic of the many posts regarding the 1983 food shortage is the level of humour that is attached to every post regardless of the gravity of the situation back then.

In the era of social media where the threat of a World War is marked with posts of memes, it is not surprising Ghana has come to a point Ghanaians are able to make fun out of such a serious moment in the country’s history.

See some of the tweets compiled by GhanaWeb below

Then times #83kom na my father used to ride bicycle from Accra to Kumasi just to collect bread from my grandma ????????

— King ???? AJ (@Perrysarkcess3) January 16, 2020

That was how come we started using grass cutter feaces for soup, akrantie nkwan????#83kom

— Chris Welbeck ? (@nii_kela) January 17, 2020

We are talking about #83kom and you people are talking about Gari.... hey niggas chill, Gari was pizza by then ooo.. adwe was the real agyenkwa in case you don’t know ????????

— Larbi_SarkCess??????? (@Larbi_SarkCess) January 16, 2020

It Was In Year 83 Where Nigerians Asked Ghanaians To Return Back To Ghana, And That Was The Time The Name Ghana Must Go Came To Reign.#83kom

— ????DAILEYX??????????????? (@Am_Daileyx) January 16, 2020

Hunger is a disease ???? my grandmother told me my grandpa run away kos of hunger
This one is true ????????????#83kom

— Bra Poly???????? (@PolySarkcess) January 16, 2020

Then times you get woman but both of u dey hung. You just go carry am go give somebody e get Amane ti, then chairman go fire, u fini aa u carry am go give somebody e get kenkey. Like that aaa till supper go set. Hmmm then times #83kom

— shaggy???????????????? (@_MrPatryk) January 16, 2020

All this #83kom started when Nigerians decided to sack our people from their country
No wonder they are sleeping in darkness now ????????????????

— Bra Poly???????? (@PolySarkcess) January 16, 2020

I grew up wanting to be a footballer. But my dream ended when my team coach told me he will help me keep the ball that my uncle bought for me. Till now I’ve not seen the ball. This happened during the #83kom. His son some weeks later told me they ate my ball thinking it’s wele????

— KNUST Shatta Wale (@shizzlem1) January 16, 2020

The only man in my village who was having plenty food impregnated 25 ladies within that time
The man was a legend ????????????????#83kom

— Bra Poly???????? (@PolySarkcess) January 16, 2020

This was the year gari was served in the dining hall and students refused to eat bcos of the bad smell and was given to pigs and they too did not eat. God save Ghana from famine forever and ever ???????????????#83kom

— Larbi_SarkCess??????? (@Larbi_SarkCess) January 16, 2020

“I was young but saw it all. Thanks to USA who supplied us with "yellow corn" it was a distasteful experience and have written about it in my book which is yet to come out. May we never cross that road again. No, not now”

I just asked my elder brother abt #83kom & sent me this????

— Larbi_SarkCess??????? (@Larbi_SarkCess) January 16, 2020

#83kom was the time Saliva became useful ????????

You gather plenty for mouth inside waiting to Add Gari to it..

— #BlackLoveAlbum ??????????????????????????? (@BaronBk2) January 16, 2020