The All Nigerian Community in Ghana (ANC) has called for immediate action into the supposed attack on Nigerians.
This was announced by the General Secretary of the ANC, Isaac Osahon Ekhator in a press conference at the forecourt of the Nigeria High Commission in Accra.
Some Nigerian shops in Accra were closed in December 2019 due to breach of retail laws on the part of the traders.
The presidential Committee on Retail Trade was tasked to oversee compliance of the GIPC law by foreigners in retail trade.
On Thursday, August 13, 2020, however, the committee locked up over 100 stores because the foreigners had refused to provide the legal documents that backed their trading activities.
The Head of Communications for the Ministry of Trade, Prince Boakye Boateng said the Nigerian traders had been served the Nigerian traders had been given adequate time to provide their legal documents.
Speaking to the media today, Isaac Osahon Ekhator called on the Nigerian government to come to their aid.
“We believe that Nigerian businesses in Ghana are under attack and it is a clarion call on the Nigerian government to activate immediate and definitive action towards an amicable and lasting solution to this impasse,” he said.
He further added that the closure of Nigerian shops caused hardships and even lead to the death of some of the traders.
“There has been reported difficulties among Nigerians in Ghana resulting in the closure of shops that have occasioned extreme hardship and in some cases the loss of lives and this hardship has been escalated by the severe disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic,” he said.
Meanwhile, there have been several complaints from some Nigerian traders claiming they were being treated unfairly as they had the legal backing to work in Ghana.
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