JUST IN: TRADERS STORM ECOWAS SECRETARIAT IN ABUJA PROTESTING CLOSURE OF SHOPS
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-By Joseph Omoniyi
The National Association of Nigerian Traders has stormed the ECOWAS secretariat located in Abuja to protest the alleged closure of shops belonging to Nigerians in Ghana.
According to reports from Punch, the protest which began at 9:30am partially has crippled activities at the ECOWAS office.
The Punch reported that, the protesters marched through the streets of Yakubu Gowon way and this has led to traffic gridlock along the Asokoro axis.
The protesters displayed placards with various inscriptions such as “We need ECOWAS intervention,” “Ghana re-open Nigeria’s shops now,” “ECOWAS, the situation in Ghana is totally unacceptable,” “Ghana wants AFCTA secretariat but clamps on African traders,” among others.
Speaking during the protest, the President, NANT, Barrister Ken Ukaoha, said that the association is protesting the alleged victimisation of Nigerian businessmen in Ghana.
He said that the development has got so bad that a law was recently passed by the Ghanaian parliament seeking to make the business environment hostile to foreign investors.
He since Ghana is a signatory to the ECOWAS protocol on free movement of goods and services, there is a need for the commission caution the government of Ghana.
He said the association is giving the commission a one week ultimatum to intervene in the matter, adding that if nothing was done, the association would deploy all its members to occupy the premises of ECOWAS.
Photo Credit:The Punch
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