According to the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Ghana and Nigeria have a long standing relationship economically, socially and culturally. He said currently there are two million Ghanaians living in Nigeria and conversely seven million Nigerians are living in Ghana who are contributing to the respective economies of the two countries and that if Ghanaians start any xenophobic attacks on Nigerians it will have dire consequences on fellow Ghanaians living in Nigeria. According to Mr. Annoh-Dompreh, who is also the MP for Nsawam/Adoagyiri, there are genuine Nigerians living and working in Ghana who are law-abiding and contributing positively to the economy of the country. The ranking member, Mr Ablakwa, who is also the MP for North Tongu, emphasized the need for Ghanaians not to tag all Nigerians as criminals. He said Ghana and Nigeria have historic relationship that has produced huge symbiotic benefits and so Ghanaians especially the media should be careful in reporting cases of crime involving Nigerians and stop stereotyping Nigerians.

Source: GhanaWeb June 19, 2019 10:41 UTC