The Minister of Trade and Industry, Kobina Tahir Hammond, says he has been stabbed in the back by the Minority over the laying of the Legislative Instrument (L.I) to restrict the import of some strategic products.
The Peasant Farmers Association is questioning the government's decision to restrict the importation of 22 items without a defined strategy to support the agricultural sector.
The Executive Secretary of Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana is urging government to withdraw the Legislative Instrument seeking to restrict the importation of rice, fruit juice, margarine, cement, fish, sugar and 16 other "strategic products."
The Executive Chairman of the Food and Beverages Association has expressed his disappointment in the Trade Minister, Kobina Tahir Hammond’s Legislative Instrument (L.I) which seeks to restrict the import of strategic products.