We’ll No Longer Tolerate The Harassment Of Nigerians In Ghana – FG Warns

Lai Mohammed
The federal government of Nigeria as declared it will no longer tolerate the harassment of Nigerians in Ghana.  Lai Mohammed

About a couple of weeks back some Nigerian traders in Ghana raised an alarm of being targeted and victimised by the Ghanaian government shutting down the shops and means of livelihood.

Also in June about 3 months back some part of the Nigerian embassy in Ghana was destroyed and demolished by Ghanaian authorities in Accra capital of Ghana.
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The Friday August 28 the Minister of Information Alhaji Lai Mohammed finally reacted to the series of events taking place in Ghanaian maltreating and targetting Nigerian citizens living in the West African country. The Minister called out the Ghanaian government about the well-documented hostile treatment Nigerians in the country has been subjected to by the Ghanaian authorities.Lai Mohammed

Alhaji Lai Mohammed then declared that the Nigerian Government will no longer tolerate the hostile treatment of Nigerian nationals by the Ghanaian authorities.

“The federal government has been documenting the acts of hostility towards Nigeria and Nigerians by the Ghanaian authorities. These include; seizure of the Nigerian Mission’s property located at No. 10, Barnes Road, Accra, which the Nigerian Government has used as diplomatic premises for almost 50 years,” he said.
“Demolition of the Nigerian Mission’s property located at No. 19/21 Julius Nyerere Street, East Ridge, Accra, another serious breach of the Vienna Convention.
“Aggressive and incessant deportation of Nigerians from Ghana. Between Jan. 2018 and Feb. 2019, 825 Nigerians were deported from Ghana.
“The federal government will like to put on record the fact that even though over 1 million Ghanaians are resident in Nigeria, they are not being subjected to the kind of hostility being meted out to Nigerians in Ghana.
“Also, Even though the main reason given for the seizure of Federal Government property at No. 10, Barnes Road in Accra is the non-renewal of lease after expiration, the Ghanaian authorities did not give Nigeria the right of first refusal or the notice to renew the lease.
“By contrast, the lease on some of the properties occupied by the Ghanaian Mission in Nigeria has long expired, yet such properties have not been seized. Nigeria has time after time demonstrated its fidelity to the long cordial relations with Ghana. But indications, especially in recent times, are that Nigeria’s stance is now being taken for granted and its citizens being made targets of harassment and objects of ridicule. This will no longer be tolerated under any guise.”

The minister urged Nigerians in the country to remain law abiding citizens and avoid resorting to self-help.

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