General News of Monday, 13 September 2021Source: rainbowradioonline.comThe Ghana Union of Traders has served notice it would soon start closing all shops belonging to foreigners especially, Nigerians if the task force charged to so fail to do their job. General Secretary of GUTA Alpha A. Shaban speaking, on Frontline on Rainbow Radio 87.5Fm said the authorities have refused to implement the law, and their members are agitated. Mr. Shaban said the appeal made by the government for GUTA to exercise restraints as the two sister states tried to find a lasting solution to the long-standing issue of invasion of the markets by foreign retail traders yielded no positive outcome. He revealed that due to the call, the operations of the Committee on Foreign retail trade, which was tasked to check and close down shops of recalcitrant foreigners, was also halted, and we want them to resume or GUTA will start closing shops of foreigners. "The Leaders of GUTA are making all efforts to calm down tempers but what we can not assure of is, to have influence again over the already frustrated and desperate traders."

Source: GhanaWeb September 13, 2021 13:41 UTC