Nigerian Traders' Raw Ordeals in Ghana

25 August 2020

Only last week, Chukwuemeka Nnaji, the president of Nigerian Traders Union in Ghana, decried Ghanaian authorities' closure of shops owned by Nigerians doing business in the country. Mr Nnaji, urged the federal government to intervene in the matter. He said that shops belonging to Nigerian traders in Accra were locked up by Ghanaian authorities who demanded cash payment of one million dollars from each shop before they can open shop!

According to him, a Task force went round on August 10 to identify shops owned by Nigerian traders and requested registration of business taxes, resident permit, standard control and Ghana Investment Promotion Council (GIPC) registration.

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