Nukilia:

Africans are the biggest racist in the world...

So what is the point of this free trade agreement they were signing last time?

Under ECOWAS rules, it should be clearly stated what economic activities are open to citizens of another country in another ECOWAS country and which a sovereign state can restrict or outright prohibit.

That way people going to another country to do business will know what's allowed there.

If a Ghanian cannot open a mobile phone accessories shop in Nigeria and a Nigerian cannot open a car spare parts shop in The Gambia, it should be clear from the beginning. It's all appear nebulous at the moment.

Is it only Nigerian businesses that were shut down? Do we have same scenario with other neighboring countries?

I’m aware that Ghana has always insisted on its people handling retail businesses, and have laws that insists their people must co-own foreign businesses. This is always a good opportunity to explore but with a good legal framework to avoid stories that touch in the near future.

I’m also aware that some of our people can be very excessive as have been reported repeatedly in the face of laid down rules (in Ghana), just like we practice here in Nigeria.

In all, it is a known fact that Ghana protects the interests of its people hence its very patriotic people. Nigeria should do the same too!

Maol:
The National Association of Nigerian Traders on Monday stormed the Economic Community of West African States’ secretariat located in Abuja to protest the alleged closure of shops belonging to Nigerians in Ghana.

The protest, which began at about 9:30am, partially paralysed activities at the ECOWAS Secretariat.

The protesters marched through the streets of Yakubu Gowon Way in Asokoro, a development that led to traffic gridlock in the area.

The protesters carried 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’, and ‘Ghana wants AfCTA secretariat but clamps down on African traders’, among others.

Speaking during the protest, the President, NANT, Ken Ukaoha, said that the association was protesting the alleged victimisation of Nigerian businessmen in Ghana.

He stated that the development had got so bad that a law was recently passed by the Ghanaian parliament seeking to make the business environment hostile to foreign investors.

Ukaoha said since Ghana was a signatory to the ECOWAS protocol on free movement of goods and services, there was a need for the commission to caution the government of Ghana.

Source and more:
Traders seek ECOWAS intervention as Ghana shuts 400 Nigerian businesses http://www.sanwomi.com/2018/09/traders-seek-ecowas-intervention-as.html

ifyalways:

Funny you. You people just type finish from your rooms and sadly some uninformed people are bound to believe you.

Have you been to Ghana? How did you arrive at your conclusion that it's only Igbos affected? Do you know the ratio of Igbo , Yoruba and other Nigerian tribes doing business in Ghana?

The guy might have not been to Ghana, those of us who know Accra understand what he is saying. The Ghanaians understand Nigeria composition & our orientations very well.

If Lagos were to be under another country, what is happening in South Africa & Ghana would have taken place in Lagos.

Karma

babaolofin:


The guy might have not been to Ghana, those of us who know Acthis,understand what he is saying. The Ghanaians understand Nigeria composition & our orientations very well.

If Lagos were to be under another country, what is happening in South Africa & Ghana would have taken place in Lagos.

exactly....what is happening in ghana is happening all over the world...nothing special....even america has embargos against things with canada,south america,china,even europe....

nigerians tend to take things too personally....

bantudra:
computer village is mostly run by igbos...and that place is even illegal sef too....

you igbos always think you deserve better treatment than others....nonesense....

play according to the laws of the nation you are in or get lost....

Did you think b4 typing? Ibos run computer village, and so what? Did anyone stop the yorubas from running Comp Villa? The Ibos come to do business, make money and build plazas within the market and all the Yorubas (owners of the land) do there is to be Touting and extorting (Agbero), as a matter of fact the real big guys in those markets are Ibo guys. they make money and build houses within your Cities and not clamouring for Ranching.

Ibos Control Comp Villa, Alaba, aspanda, Trade fair, Ladipo market... shut those market down for 48hrs and see how much Lag will loose.

Channel your hatred for Ibos to some other subject and not Commerce Or Get lost too

Blakjewelry:
I bet if it is the whites that is doing business there they won't bite, as long as it is your fellow Blackman?

oga are you blaming Ghanaians or Nigerians who lost focus after sending Ghanaians away in most embarrassing way? what is more embarrassing than wearing the "Ghana most go" tag?
we should thank God if Ghanaians eventually decided not to pay us back in our coin by sending us away in a more polite manner.

AreaFada2:

So what is the point of this free trade agreement they were signing last time?

Under ECOWAS rules, it should be clearly stated what economic activities are open to citizens of another country in another ECOWAS country and which a sovereign state can restrict or outright prohibit.

That way people going to another country to do business will know what's allowed there.

If a Ghanian cannot open a mobile phone accessories shop in Nigeria and a Nigerian cannot open a car spare parts shop in The Gambia, it should be clear from the beginning. It's all appear nebulous at the moment.

you cant await from them to open their market to you completly because of ecowas.....not even eu does that....

and how many ghanaians do you nigerians hire sef when you open shops in ghana....??

ifyalways:
They don't want foreigners doing retail. It applies to all nationals. Import to Ghana but leave small scale business for Ghanaians, how hard can that be? Serious Governments implement such laws . It's in place in Kenya, Rwanda etc. No retail business for foreigners, deal with it!!
Way to go Ghana


Keep your lawlessness to your country. Your leaders have refused to look out for their citizens, don't blame Ghana for that.. The other day a boy was asking/planning to go to Accra to do mai chai by the roadside. Ridiculous. I must travel by force to go pollute countries trying to better themselves. Please I applaud Ghanaian govt . If you have no money for wholesale and bulk importing, come back home let's vote in the right people and make Nigeria great.

you have just shown this forum how senseless you really are.who told you that in a free economy,foreigners are restricted in doing some businesses?
Most of the big businesses we have today in the US are owned by foreigners who started small in the streets.
Continue fooling yourself.
Ghana is just a backward country with foolish policies.

martyns303:


Yes! cut gas supply, Ghana has been owing Nigeria for gas Nigeria supplied. running into billions, Nigeria will use that as a reason to cut off the supply until payment is made.

Nigeria will also take Ghana to court to force them to pay their debts.

Yes, impose high taxes and tariff, Ghana needs Nigeria far more than Nigeria needs Ghana. They need are market due to our large population.

Nigeria should also prohibit Nigerians from going to study in Ghana, cut that forex going to Ghana.

Just in case you don't know
Nigeria can't afford to cut gas supply to Ghana
that is why Nigeria sent a lobbyist to Ghana when Ghana threaten to dump Nigeria gas in favour of gas from Equatorial Guinea.

bantudra:


sooo,you think importing okrikas is an achievement....??

even new things from china are cheaper than the okrikas you import from western nations today....

all the nonesense cars and trucks una import are all faulty....fake cosmetics,fake medizin...fakes everywere and people even die from una recklessness sef....but you want blacks to clap for una....

abegi,park well....!!

ghana says dey dont want....kindly pac your things and relocate....we dont want trouble with ghana....

Was talking about computer village which u called illegal, and here u are making your ancestors and unborn generations looking stupid! By, Bye!!
Thought I was talking to a fully developed human being!

Arondizuogu:


Was talking about computer village which u called illegal, and here u are making your ancestors and unborn generations looking stupid! By, Bye!!
Thought I was talking to a fully developed human being!

truth hurts....

Nukilia:


Stop this kind of talk... Are you trying to tell me that your fellow African who's trying to make like 1000 GHC should be allowed to suffer?

This is the wickedness that has been sowed in our hearts by the West. The big malls which sell imported produce are busy carting billions out of the Ghanaian economy everyday. 80% of the products in those malls are imported and the government is not making sure that locals are allowed to supply the malls with local farm produce..

What the average Nigerian is making in the retail sector is highly insignificant. They need that little money to survive in the hard economy.

Have you wondered how Africans go to other western countries for education purposes but the government makes sure they're able to work for some hours an make little money? The Ghanaian government doesn't make such provisions readily available for other African brothers.

We need to change our mindset as Africans.

Great you know that we need to change our mindset as Africans
Can we please get the Nigerian government to throw away it stupid import ban list as well as it restrictions on Ghanaian business trying to enter the Nigerian market

Ironi:


6 million Nigerians in Ghana is the fcking problem.

Do you know what it is like leaving with 6 million Nigerians in a small country like Ghana ??

Is Nigeria no more a country or what.

Shut up Mr Liar how can Nigeria population in Ghana is up to 6 million while Ghana population is just 24 Million

sircrabo:


Did you think b4 typing? Ibos run computer village, and so what? Did anyone stop the yorubas from running Comp Villa? The Ibos come to do business, make money and build plazas within the market and all the Yorubas (owners of the land) do there is to be Touting and extorting (Agbero), as a matter of fact the real big guys in those markets are Ibo guys. they make money and build houses within your Cities and not clamouring for Ranching.

Ibos Control Comp Villa, Alaba, aspanda, Trade fair, Ladipo market... shut those market down for 48hrs and see how much Lag will loose.

Channel your hatred for Ibos to some other subject and not Commerce Or Get lost too

chaii...here we go again with chest beating....shey chest still no dey pain una after so much chest beatings...??

Nukilia:


Anytime its about Nigeria, you see Ghanaians develop virtual muscles . Don't be a racist! The retail sector which you're trying to protect is actually not protected. Stop calking your fellow Africans morons. We have Ghanaians in Europe, USA, CHina e.t.c doing business and nobody is hunting them down.

The 7 banks which collapsed in Ghana was due to the mismanagement by Ghanaians who are expected to protect the public sector. How many foreign banks collapsed? None! The earlier we realise that as Africans we need each other the better for us all.

oh Ghana knows that we need each other as Africans
Ghana just want Nigeria to remove its import ban list as well as the restrictions it has on Ghanaian businesses trying to get their produce into Nigeria

bantudra:


chaii...here we go again with chest beating....shey chest still no dey pain una after so much chest beatings...??

Make points or remain silent

Nice development we should be pleading on their behalf

Lol this is funny. Trying to protect what business ? Even if you leave the Ghanaian business for 100 years, the average Ghana man is so comfortable and docile that nothing will move them.
Where will they even get the money to do business ?
Phew, y'all go and sleep. Nothing is threatened.

By the way, theres a Chinese selling noodles on the roadside close to UBA bank at Labone. I guess that's not retail

Ironi:


Do you know who investors are ?

These people are no investors, they are engaged in retail trading which is the preserve of Ghanaians . Don’t get confused.

You morons keep saying , when you pull out Ghana would collapse , it’s the profit you are making out of Ghana that would collapse.

Anyway, they want you to get out.

If they pull out of Ghana, it will affect the economy because economic activities in the country would reduce to be honest with you. You might have to do a little research on economic activities/money circulation in a country and how the GDP of a country is calculated. You are looking down on retail trading forgetting that the pple there will spend the profit there in the country. They will rent houses, send Children to school etc. See Walmart Store (a retail store) in the US is one of the companies with the highest revenue in the world. You cant downgrade retail trading in a country.
Even at present Ghana economy is declining and that means there is trouble in the country. I quite understand the idea of protecting local businesses but the Ghana Govt. can tax the shop owners there and thru dat the Govt. would make money. Infact I believe there are some monies those shop owners would be paying the Govt. To me the Govt. of Ghana would have to be wise. The time to increase the economic activities of the country is now. They need to be wise

Ironi:


Do you know who investors are ?

These people are no investors, they are engaged in retail trading which is the preserve of Ghanaians . Don’t get confused.

You morons keep saying , when you pull out Ghana would collapse , it’s the profit you are making out of Ghana that would collapse.

Anyway, they want you to get out.

this is nairaland not cediland

Olumyco:


If they pull out of Ghana, it will affect the economy because economic activities in the country would reduce to be honest with you. You might have to do a little research on economic activities/money circulation in a country and how the GDP of a country is calculated. You are looking down on retail trading forgetting that the pple there will spend the profit there in the country. They will rent houses, send Children to school etc. See Walmart Store (a retail store) in the US is one of the companies with the highest revenue in the world. You cant downgrade retail trading in a country.
Even at present Ghana economy is declining and that means there is trouble in the country. I quite understand the idea of protecting local businesses but the Ghana Govt. can tax the shop owners there and thru dat the Govt. would make money. Infact I believe there are some monies those shop owners would be paying the Govt. To me the Govt. of Ghana would have to be wise. The time to increase the economic activities of the country is now. They need to be wise

Mate, it would have been nice if Ghanaian were even competitive or taking these retails or whatever, no they are not. These people aren't savvy at all. I have been living in this country off and on. Their work ethic is the worst that I have seen so far. You literally have to push them, even if you are paying. They find the smallest excuse not to be productive. Lateness over here is something I worry about, I know this most an African thing, but Ghana takes it to another level entirely.
You do yourself a great disservice if you pay a Ghanaian before doing your job for you.
I have seen a few of them who are good too. They understand the importance of business and they don't mess about. But the general work ethic is next to zero!

TheMan3:
this is nairaland not cediland

Stop this nonsense my friend, are you the owner?

Olumyco:


If they pull out of Ghana, it will affect the economy because economic activities in the country would reduce to be honest with you. You might have to do a little research on economic activities/money circulation in a country and how the GDP of a country is calculated. You are looking down on retail trading forgetting that the pple there will spend the profit there in the country. They will rent houses, send Children to school etc. See Walmart Store (a retail store) in the US is one of the companies with the highest revenue in the world. You cant downgrade retail trading in a country.
Even at present Ghana economy is declining and that means there is trouble in the country. I quite understand the idea of protecting local businesses but the Ghana Govt. can tax the shop owners there and thru dat the Govt. would make money. Infact I believe there are some monies those shop owners would be paying the Govt. To me the Govt. of Ghana would have to be wise. The time to increase the economic activities of the country is now. They need to be wise

that is exactly my point but that Ghana brother seems to be blind with sentiments.

What the economy of Ghana need right now is to increase business activities not reduced

BedLam:
Stop this nonsense my friend, are you the owner?

read what I wrote above

TheMan3:
read what I wrote above

I know and I said stop it.

ifyalways:
They don't want foreigners doing retail. It applies to all nationals. Import to Ghana but leave small scale business for Ghanaians, how hard can that be? Serious Governments implement such laws . It's in place in Kenya, Rwanda etc. No retail business for foreigners, deal with it!!
Way to go Ghana


Keep your lawlessness to your country. Your leaders have refused to look out for their citizens, don't blame Ghana for that.. The other day a boy was asking/planning to go to Accra to do mai chai by the roadside. Ridiculous. I must travel by force to go pollute countries trying to better themselves. Please I applaud Ghanaian govt . If you have no money for wholesale and bulk importing, come back home let's vote in the right people and make Nigeria great.

so if u import to Ghana.how will u sell it there den ？

BedLam:

Mate, it would have been nice if Ghanaian were even competitive or taking these retails or whatever, no they are not. These people aren't savvy at all. I have been living in this country off and on. Their work ethic is the worst that I have seen so far. You literally have to push them, even if you are paying. They find the smallest excuse not to be productive. Lateness over here is something I worry about, I know this most an African thing, but Ghana takes it to another level entirely.
You do yourself a great disservice if you pay a Ghanaian before doing your job for you.
I have seen a few of them who are good too. They understand the importance of business and they don't mess about. But the general work ethic is next to zero!

I currently employ about 11 Ghananians, and I know exactly what you are talking about.

I had to screen out some of them to make room for the really dedicated ones. Sometimes I wish I can bring my people from Nigeria to work here, but I don't want people to that image in their head that the company Is only for Nigerians

I wanted to start a company in Ghana, this company would have kicked off with initial capital close to 100k USD but they told me the smallest capital required for foreigners is 500k USD! And you have to pay some duties that will be about 50k USD, I knew this was one of the reasons the country ain't developing that fast , considering Ghana has a fairly stable democracy. They aren't investor friendly at all. It is not as if the Govt is providing loans for Ghanaians to start businesses, no way.

Just so you know, with 250k USD you can invest in Turkey and get a citizenship!

TheMan3:
I currently employ about 11 Ghananians, and I know exactly what you are talking about.

I had to screen out some of them to make room for the really dedicated ones. Sometimes I wish I can bring my people from Nigeria to work here, but I don't want people to that image in their head that the company Is only for Nigerians

To crown it all, they barely take responsibility for their actions.

Just30:
Great you know that we need to change our mindset as Africans
Can we please get the Nigerian government to throw away it stupid import ban list as well as it restrictions on Ghanaian business trying to enter the Nigerian market

to the best of my knowledge i dont know any restrictions for ghanian business in Nigeria. As a matter of fact you don't even know the unless they tell you they are Ghanaians. Every one to their own hustle, no discrimination