The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, has
reacted to the viral video showing shops of Nigerian traders in Ghana being
locked up by Ghanaian authorities.
A Nigerian trader in a video making the rounds on social
media was seen complaining bitterly as Ghanaian authorities locked up his shop
and those of other Nigerians for failing to pay the Ghana Investment Promotion
Council, GIPC, fee which is $1million minimum foreign equity while the
registration fee is 31,500 cedis.
The video prompted diverse reactions from Nigerians who took
to social media to condemn the actions of the Ghanaian authorities, accusing
them of making life unbearable for Nigerians residing in their country.
However, in a tweet posted via his Twitter account on Monday
morning, Onyeama said the government will take urgent steps to tackle the
situation.
”Nigerian Government has watched with dismay the painful
videos of the forceful closure of the shops of Nigerian traders in Ghana.
“Urgent steps will be taken,” he said.
Recall that the Ghanaian authorities had said that Nigerian
shop owners in the country must pay taxes and other fees imposed on them.
The country’s Ministry of Trades, while insisting on the
payment, said that claims of unfair treatment on Nigerian traders in the
enforcement of the Ghana Investment Promotion Council regulations were not
true.
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