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The Ministry of Trade and Industry issued a 30-day ultimatum to non-Ghanaians in retail trade to leave 48 markets across the country where they mostly operate. To this effect, a public notice was issued on Friday, the ministry stated that, “notwithstanding numerous interventions by the government to encourage non-Ghanaians engaged in retail trading in the market place to relocate, some non-Ghanaians have refused to comply with the directive.”
The ministry named 35 markets in Accra, 7 in Ashanti region and 2 each in the Brong Ahafo and Eastern regions. The rest are in the Northern and Upper East regions.
The Trade Ministry further warned that the “non-Ghanaians who further contravene the provisions of the Act 865 in the GIPC Law 2013 shall be prosecuted.”
In June, thousands of traders belonging to the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) in Accra and Kumasi closed down their shops in protest against government’s inability to eject the foreign traders from their markets.
The Nigerian traders in these markets have pleaded for exemptions, usually citing some ECOWAS protocols.
The Public relations officer of the Nigerians in Ghana, Barry Ndu Nwaihim said, “We have explained to GUTA that if they start this today definitely it must have an effect on Ghanaian traders who are trading in Nigeria,” he said.
He said there are Nigerians with Ghanaian spouses and thus sending them out of the market will affect many families.
The Nigerian traders, dragged Ghana to the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice in 2013 over the enforcement of the Ghana Investment Promotion Council (GIPC) Act.
The act, which was revised in July 2013, among others, specifies the criteria foreigners would have to meet before they can be allowed to do business in the country.
The following markets are labelled for just Ghanaians to engage in trading activities:
GREATER ACCRA REGION
Rawlings Park and its surrounded areas
Okashie
Cow Lane
Sualaba
Swanmill
Tudu Market area
Circle Tip Toe Lane
Odawna Market Area
Kantamanto Market Area
Morkola Market Area
Tema Station
Abossey Okai Spare parts market
Post Office area
Zongo lane area
Adabraka market
Malata market
UTC shoes market
Fishing net market
Agbobgoshise market
Timber market
Achimota market
Nima market
Tudu area market
Odorkor/Mallam market
Kasoa/Weija market
New Town market area
Nungua market area
Labadi market area
Ashawo market
Dome market
Lapaz market
Ashaiman market
Madina market
Tema market
ASHANTI REGION:
Suame market
Adum market
Kronom road market area
Asafo market
Central market
Obuasi main market
Ejura market area
BRONG AHAFO
Techiman central market
Sunyani central market
EASTERN REGION
Koforidua Central market
Asamankese Central market
NORTHERN REGION
Tamale Central market
UPPER EAST REGION
Bolga Central market
Generally Ghanaians don't really have competitive skills in marketing, if foreigners are pushed to other markets they just might draw the customers, then after what will be the next protest. Also ejecting ECOWAS foreigners what will happen to Ghanaians in other ECOWAS countries? Ghanian Government should take wise decisions.
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