Nigerian traders hail Buhari, ECOWAS for reopening shops in Ghana
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by isaac aregbesola5 ghana investment promotion centre act will never be applicable to ecowas citizens so people can get on with their normal lives he said1 the president of nutag mr chukwuemeka nnaji said this in a telephone conversation with the news agency of nigeria nanfrom kumasi ghana on thursday1 nan reports that hundreds of shops run by nigerians were reportedly shut following an impasse with the ghana union of traders association guta1 the closure of the shops was allegedly in compliance with authorities mulling some legislation compelling foreigners to have one million dollars r14.3 million as minimum foreign investment capital to do business in ghana1 nnaji who confirmed the reopening of the shops by the authority in ghana said that the government of nigeria had worked so hard to achieve the feat1 yes the government of nigeria has worked so hard to bring this success. all our shops are now opened. we want to thank president muhammadu buhari for his intervention he said1 he recalled that president buhari had sent a special envoy led by foreign affairs minister and president of ecowas commission jean claude brou to ghanaian president nana akufo-addo over the matter1 we also commend the ecowas president jean claude brouand his commissioners and other envoys sent toghana so many times over the issue1 the nigerian union of traders association ghana nutag has commended president mohammadu buhari-led government ecowas ghanaian authority and others for their intervention in the reopening of nigerians shops in ghana1 nnaji noted that the minister had on nov 2 summoned the ghanaian high commissioner to nigeria amb. rashid bawa over the situation on the reopening of the shops1 he commended the nigerian high commissioner to ghana amb. olufemi abikoye and his ghanaian counterpart bawa on their efforts in resolving the impasse1 nnaji also expressed the unions appreciation to ghanaian president akufo-addo for his efforts and the role played in ensuring that the closed shops were reopened1 nan also recalled that president akufo-addo had assured nigerians in his country of freedom to operate their businesses without harassment1 akufo-addo said this while receiving president buharis special envoy to ghana led by foreign affairs minister mr geofrey onyeama1 he urged nigerians to go about their normal businesses in ghana1 as far as the traders are concerned the shops are re-opened people are back to work1 we also want to thank the minister of foreign affairs mr geoffrey onyeama and the senior special assistant to the president on foreign affairs and diaspora mrs abike dabiri-erewa for their efforts he said1