President Nana Akufo-Addo of
Ghana on Thursday addressed the attacks on Nigerian traders in Ghana.
Akufo-Addo assured Buhari that
Nigerian traders were being taken care of.
He stated this at a meeting with
President Muhammadu Buhari in New York on the sidelines of the ongoing United
Nations General Assembly.
Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser
to the President on Media and Publicity, made this known in a statement in
Abuja.
The Ghanaian leader said there
was no intention to deliberately target Nigerians, noting that it was all about
complying with the rules that guide trading in the country.
“I have met with the different
groups and have been reassured that there was no agenda to send anybody away.
“It is just that they needed to
regularize their positions according to the trading laws of the country,”
Akufo-Addo said.
He added that Ghana’s Minister of
Trade and Industry, Mr Alan Kyerematen, had issued a press statement on the
matter.
The statement read: “The Ministry
of Trade and Industry wishes to inform the general public that the National
Committee on Retail Trade will continue to ensure that all businesses operating
in the retail trade sector of Ghana are given the opportunity and support to
regularize their operations and comply with the laws and regulations in the
country.
“In this regard, all owners of
the affected businesses and shops are requested to contact the relevant State
Institutions and Agencies to regularize their operations as required by the
various bodies under reference.
“The Ministry takes this
opportunity to assure the general public, particularly the international
community, that there is no orchestrated action by Government or any State
Institution targeted at Nigerian nationals or any particular foreign
nationals.’’
Buhari in response commended the
actions taken so far to address the situation, stressing that Nigeria and Ghana
had a relationship that dated back in time.
He, therefore, urged citizens of
both countries to comply with the relevant laws.
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