Again, Nigerian traders in Ghana are being subjected to maltreatement by Ghanaian authorities
- The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) have for the past few weeks been clamping down on Nigerian business.
Fifteen more shops belonging to Nigerians were shutdown on Monday, November 11 Ghanaian authorities. The action was specifically carried out by members of the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) at Opera Square in Accra in the country's capital.
The move has brought the number of shops closed so far to about 70, Daily Trust reports. There are concerns that the latest showdown is part of GUTA’s plan to cripple Nigerian businesses in Accra.
There are als fears that Nigerian businesses at the Tip Toe Lane at the Kwame Nkrumah circle are believed to be the next in line. Reacting to the lastest clampdown on Nigerians, the national president of the Nigerian Union of Traders Association in Ghana (NUTAG), Chukwuemeka Nnaji, has advised his members to close their shops today to avoid destruction of their goods and businesses. Meanwhile, the timely intervention of police officers and the Nigerian Mission in Ghana averted a major clash between members of GUTA and NUTAG after the raid.
Recall that GUTA on Thursday, October 31 locked up shops owned by Nigerians in Kumasi, another city in Ghana. GUTA officials said the action it was based on the violation of the Ghanaian law.
According to them, foreign retailers violated section 27 of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) Act 865, noting that the law stipulates that the sale of goods or provision of services in a market, petty trading or hawking or selling of goods in a stall at any place must be reserved for only Ghanaians. Many suggests that the action by GUTA was in retaliation to the decision of the Nigerian government to close its borders.
- The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) have for the past few weeks been clamping down on Nigerian business.
The move has brought the number of shops closed so far to about 70, Daily Trust reports. There are concerns that the latest showdown is part of GUTA’s plan to cripple Nigerian businesses in Accra.
There are als fears that Nigerian businesses at the Tip Toe Lane at the Kwame Nkrumah circle are believed to be the next in line. Reacting to the lastest clampdown on Nigerians, the national president of the Nigerian Union of Traders Association in Ghana (NUTAG), Chukwuemeka Nnaji, has advised his members to close their shops today to avoid destruction of their goods and businesses. Meanwhile, the timely intervention of police officers and the Nigerian Mission in Ghana averted a major clash between members of GUTA and NUTAG after the raid.
Recall that GUTA on Thursday, October 31 locked up shops owned by Nigerians in Kumasi, another city in Ghana. GUTA officials said the action it was based on the violation of the Ghanaian law.
According to them, foreign retailers violated section 27 of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) Act 865, noting that the law stipulates that the sale of goods or provision of services in a market, petty trading or hawking or selling of goods in a stall at any place must be reserved for only Ghanaians. Many suggests that the action by GUTA was in retaliation to the decision of the Nigerian government to close its borders.
0 Comments