Five months after a series of bilateral talks between the Nigerian government and authorities in Ghana aimed at addressing the nearly a decade-long controversy that led to the closure of Nigerian traders’ shops in Ghana, the issues have not been resolved.
Dozens of shops belonging to Nigerians are still under lock and key; while most of the owners are stranded. Some of them said they beg to feed even as many of them remain reluctant to come back home despite a window created by the federal government to facilitate their safe return.
The centre of the lingering controversy was a $1 million levy imposed on Nigerian traders and other foreign investors to pay Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), before the shops would be opened.
The centre of the lingering controversy was a $1 million levy imposed on Nigerian traders and other foreign investors to pay Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), before the shops would be opened.
The conditions set by the Ghanaian authorities had triggered a debate in Nigeria and within the African sub-region, which many considered as a breach of ECOWAS’ trade protocols.
After receiving a formal complaint from its citizens, the Nigerian government set up a ministerial committee to find a lasting solution to the plight of the traders but it appeared not much has been achieved.
The committee was made up of representatives of the ministries of Interior, Trade and Investment, Foreign Affairs and the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM).
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The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has inaugurated the Parliamentary Advisory Board with a call on members to work collectively and collaboratively to improve upon the work ethic of staff of the Parliamentary Service.
According to Mr Bagbin, doing this is critical to the sustainable growth and development of the legislature and its personnel if Ghana’s parliament was to be a model on the African continent.
The Speaker made the call at the swearing-in ceremony of the six-member parliamentary advisory board in Accra, yesterday.
He said “It is a fact that there are some hardworking employees of the Service, who are giving their best for the Service and Parliament.
Speaker inaugurates Parliamentary Advisory Board
April 28, 2021
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has inaugurated the Parliamentary Advisory Board with a call on members to work collectively and collaboratively to improve upon the work ethic of staff of the Parliamentary Service.
According to Mr Bagbin, doing this is critical to the sustainable growth and development of the legislature and its personnel if Ghana’s parliament was to be a model on the African continent.
The Speaker made the call at the swearing-in ceremony of the six-member parliamentary advisory board in Accra, yesterday.
He said “It is a fact that there are some hardworking employees of the Service, who are giving their best for the Service and Parliament.