Business News of Wednesday, 19 August 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comShop closure: Nigerian Community petitions consulate over ‘unfair treatment’play videoThis follows the forceful closure of some foreign-owned retail shops of Nigerians in Accra & KumasiThe Nigerian Community in Ghana has today August 19, 2020, sent a petition to the Nigeria High Commission in Accra over what they call ‘unfair treatment’ in trade practices in Ghana. This follows the forceful closure of some foreign-owned retail shops of Nigerians in Accra and Kumasi on the basis that their presence was/is ‘illegal’. “I also want to stress that some of us [Nigerian traders] will like to go home and some of us are ready to go home. Consular at the Nigeria High Commission, Minister Sylvanus Dauda who received the petition assured the Nigerian traders and its community in Ghana of a proactive response in addressing their plight. Meanwhile, Ghana’s Ministry of Trade has rejected claims of unfair treatment by Nigerian traders in the country during the enforcement of the Ghana Investment Promotion Council (GIPC) regulations on trade.

Source: GhanaWeb August 19, 2020 13:08 UTC