Traders seek Jonathan, ECOWAS leaders intervention in Ghanaian hostility against Nigerian traders

National Association of Nigerian Traders has appealed to President Goodluck Jonathan and the leadership of ECOWAS to intervene in the renewed hostility between the Ghanaian Authorities and Nigerian traders in Ghana.

The Ghanaian Authorities were reported to have renewed their siege against foreign traders, as the Ministry of Trade and Industry clamped down on over 40 shops belonging to Nigerians.

President of the Association Ken Ukaoha, while reacting to the crisis described the development as unfortunate.

He called on the governments of Ghana and Nigeria to immediately confront the problem and nip it in the bud before it escalates into regional trouble.

He therefore urged the commission not to allow the relationship between the two countries to degenerate into a crises situation before it wades into it.