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Ghanaian government driving out Nigerians: Irresponsible

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12 years ago

July 4, 2012

Have an initial capital of $300,000 and be ready to employ up to 10 Ghanaians in any of your business establishments(whether its a barbing salon, restaurant etc) or be ready to stop operation and get set to leave Ghana, said the Ghanaian authorities to Nigerian business men and women in Ghana.

Ghanaian authorities for some time now, have been embarking on hostile business practices against Nigerians who are predominantly in real estate, banking, telecommunication, electronics, textile and garments and tourism. They call it a nation-wide sweep-off of Nigerians.

Nigeria has been very good and assistive to their West African neighbours, Ghana especially. In spite of Nigerians contributing immensely in boosting Ghana’s economy and raising her standard of living, Ghanaian authorities still treats them like enemies. It is also understood that there are other nationals like Mali, Cote D’Voire, Niger and Cameroun who operate shops like the Nigerians over there, but are not being disturbed by the authorities, meaning that this is a witch-hunt game solely to Nigerians.

Ghanaian government imposed high tariff on Nigerian movies; Ghanaian government restrict Nigerian actors and actresses from shooting films in Ghana; Ghanaian government closing down Nigerian businesses and ejecting the business men and women from Ghana; Ghanaian government making operation tough for telecoms operator -Globacom Ghana…

It is not very clear as to why they are doing this at this period in time. Is the Ghanaian government of the opinion that the Nigeria situation is a hopeless and unrecoverable one? Or they want there own pound of flesh as regards Ghana-Must-go? Or the government is just being irresponsible and cares less of what becomes of her economic situation after Nigerians leave? Or is it that the current President of Ghana is unaware of the ECOWAS trade treaty in place? Well, I am not sure what they have in mind, but if Ghana thinks she’s so strong and stable that she can stand alone, then she is making a very big mistake, no country no matter how big or powerful, can stand or operate alone.

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Jeff Okoroafor is a leading member of a new generation of civic advocates for government accountability and democratic change in Nigeria. The Citizen Affairs Initiative is a citizen-driven governance initiative that enhances public awareness on critical issues of service quality in Nigeria. It encourages citizens to proactively seek higher standards from governments and service providers and further establishes new discussions in communities about the standards that citizens should expect and deserve from those they have given their mandates. Jeff is the Managing Director of SetFron Limited, a multimedia development company that is focused on creative and results-driven web, mobile app, and ERP software solutions. He is the co-founder of the African Youths Advancement and Support Initiative (AfriYasi), a non-governmental not-for-profit organisation that provides tertiary education scholarship for young people from low-income homes in Nigeria. He is a Fellow of the Young African Leaders Initiative and the United Nations World Summit Awards. A Strategic Team member of the Bring Back Our Girls movement, and a member of the National Technical Committee on the Establishment and Management of Missing Persons Database in Nigeria. Jeff holds a Bachelor and Postgraduate diploma degrees in Computer Science, and a Certificate in Public Administration from Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration, GIMPA.