Ghana Reopens 600 Nigerian Shops After Six Months
600 shops belonging to Nigerian traders in Ghana has been opened six months after they were locked up by the Ghanaian Govt. These shops since December 2019 were locked following a disagreement with the traders.
Dr. Ken Ukaoha, who is the President, National Association of Nigerian Traders disclosed this during a solidarity visit to Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, in Abuja on Tuesday.
Dr. Ukaoha commends Dabiri-Erewa for her “untiring and unrelenting efforts in resolving the lockdown of Nigerian shops in Ghana for over six months.” Upon his visit to NIDCOM.
According to a statement by a NIDCOM information officer, Gabriel Odu, Ukaoha argued that the ECOWAS Protocol of Free Movement of Persons, Goods, and Services should not be observed in breach but in the spirit of brotherhood and diplomatic reciprocity.
Dabiri-Erewa stated that the intervention for the re-opening of the shops was at the highest level of diplomacy and bilateral relations between Ghana and Nigeria.
“Mrs. Dabiri-Erewa urged Nigerian traders in Ghana to always obey the laws of their host country and conduct themselves with respect and dignity,” the statement said.