FG to head to ECOWAS court over Ghana’s closure of Nigerian shops
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, has considered taking Ghana to the Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) if found to have breached the sub-region’s Protocol of Free Movement of Peoples.
Onyeama said this on Monday, August 17 during a meeting with a delegation of the League of Progressive Ambassadors of Nigeria led by its President, Mr Jasper Emenike, while considering retaliatory measures.
The minister faulted the closure of the business premises belonging to Nigerians by the Ghanaian authorities, saying it may consider retaliatory actions by taking it to ECOWAS court.
Daily Times had reported that Ghanaian officials had sealed off the shops belonging to Nigerian traders in Accra for allegedly failing to have the $1 million equity stipulated by the Ghana Investment Promotions Council.
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Onyeama noted, “What is the point of having an economic community if, at the end of the day, each country will make laws and regulations that [are] in contradiction with the protocol? That is an issue that needs to be addressed.”
The minister further said the Minister of Trade would engage his Ghanaian counterpart on the situation, adding that he (Onyeama) had earlier met with the Ghanaian High Commissioner, who provided information on the development.
