As Nigeria’s land border closure bites West African countries, the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has called for a total boycott of all Nigerian products imported by Ghana.
The move, the traders union believes, will force the Nigerian government to open up its land borders for foreign goods. Nigeria partially shut its borders since August.
According to Ghanaweb.com, Greater Accra Regional Secretary of GUTA, David Kwadwo Amoateng on Adom FM’s morning show, Dwaso Nsem, Friday said the Nigerian government has not been fair to foreign traders.
In return, he expects the Ghana government to prevent Nigerian traders from bringing goods into Ghana, but that plea has fallen on deaf ears.
“Either somebody’s bread has been buttered or we are cowards. Government is not being fair to us,” he fumed.
Mr Amoateng cited how Dangote cement had taken over the market while local ones from GHACEM are suffering.
“Let’s boycott Nigerian products as payback to their government’s action. How can we be slaves in our own country?” he said.
Mr Amoateng argued that the issue, if not checked, could hamper the Continental Free Trade Area.
Ghana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has appealed to Ghanaian traders to remain calm as it works with the Nigerian authorities to ease its ban on the exportation of Non-traditional products.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2019/10/19/border-closure-ghana-traders-union-calls-for-boycott-of-nigerian-products/amp/

First time Buhari go do something good.. I'm proud to be a Nigeria

Noisy Ghana, finally humbled

sLentlover7778:
First time Buhari go do something good.. I Proud to be a Nigeria

how is it good please explain

The border closure no be good thing?

surgical:
how is it good please explain

Ghana will just collapse.

This ppl don't know dema mate charley

The trade unionist are just clowns. Two of their top ministers are in Nigeria begging almost anybody that is ready to listen to them and these union clowns are talking about banning made in Nigeria goods. They better not allow us rescind the decision to create a temporary corridor for Ghanaian goods.

Nigeria has not banned importation of goods from any country, so, why ban our products? When we say Nigeria is the giant of Africa, some of these tiny countries come here to argue with us. We closed our land borders for just some few weeks now and they are all crying. Even Ghana that has no land border with Nigeria is crying. Who is now their Daddy?

Is the trade union the constitutionally recognized law making body in Ghana??
Clowns!

Patapata we will dissolve Ecowas and let's see who will come begging

surgical:
how is it good please explain

This is a great opportunity for us to grow our local productions. For how long should Nigeria be a dumping site? At this 21 century, you have to rely on importation of Rice, Turkey and Pine Apple. How do we develop if we simply can't produce what we want to eat ? How do we reduce unemployment when virtually 100% of our consumptions are imported? My Brother we definitely have to start from somewhere. We have the very reach fertile soil with over 923,990 land mass.

By all means, do so

That's how Giant do......
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But some people said Ghana is more developed

So truly we re the GIANT OF AFRICA

seunmsg:
The trade unionist are just clowns. Two of their top ministers are in Nigeria begging almost anybody that is ready to listen to them and these union clowns are talking about banning made in Nigeria goods. They better not allow us rescind the decision to create a temporary corridor for Ghanaian goods.

Nigeria has not banned importation of goods from any country, so, why ban our products? When we say Nigeria is the giant of Africa, some of these tiny countries come here to argue with us. We closed our land borders for just a few weeks now and they are all crying. Even Ghana that has no land border with Nigeria is crying. Who is now your daddy?

I share your sentiments. Na just ordinary border we close and they are shouting, if we ban their goods and citizens from entering our country, the United Nations will come and beg Nigeria. I thought they've been boasting now that they are better than Nigeria. Ordinary border, and everywhere is shaking. If they annoy us, we will just padlock the place and throw the key away. Lol.

They can go to hell, nigeria has over 200million population which can consume what ever we have

Aden! empty threats

Ete sen to my Ghanaian people.. Charlie, I don miss Ghana paaa... Hope to visit soon.

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When Ghana locked just 400 Nigerian shops in a town in Kumasi alone,your government and trade unions were organizing protest at the ECOWAS office crying xenophobia and free trade buh you're here shouting Giant of Africa because you have unilaterally closed your borders to starve yourselves to death. GUTA had always hated you since Kwame Nkrumah and you have foolishly gave them a chance to eliminate you from Ghana. For your information millions of Nigerians live in Ghana and do trade of imports and exports. GUTA was the one who locked all your shops in Kumasi. Now tell me,Ghana exports goods worth just 80 million dollars to Nigeria for a country who exports 17 billion dollars worth of goods outside, less than 0.5% goes to Nigeria buh Nigeria exports goods worth 303 million dollars to Ghana in a year.If Ghana bans your goods,tell me who loses more.The minister is just a diplomat who knows how ugly it will be if Ghana retaliates so she's going diplomatic first to tell you to comply ECOWAS protocols .Warning to your country if you refuse her diplomatic settlement. Ghana never needs Nigeria.

Harlem2:
That's how Giant do......
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But some people said Ghana is more developed

Who ever said that definitely must be Economical with the truth. How can you compare Ghana development with approximately land Mass of 238,535 klm with Nigeria land Mass of 933,763klm. The whole development in Ghana does not exceed what we have in Lagos State

The whole of ghana market is not upto lagos alone, if they like

Afamed:

Who ever said that definitely must be Economical with the truth. How can you compare Ghana development with approximately land Mass of 238,535 with Nigeria land Mass of 937,237. The whole development in Ghana does not exceed what we have in Lagos State

So why is Nigeria border giving them problem

psychologygh:
Nigerians are the dumbest people in this world. When Ghana locked just 400 Nigerian shops in a town in Kumasi alone,your government and trade unions were organizing protest at the ECOWAS office crying xenophobia and free trade buh you're here shouting Giant of Africa because you have unilaterally closed your borders to starve yourselves to death. GUTA had always hated you since Kwame Nkrumah and you have foolishly gave them a chance to eliminate you from Ghana. For your information millions of Nigerians live in Ghana and do trade of imports and exports. GUTA was the one who locked all your shops in Kumasi. Now tell me,Ghana exports goods worth just 80 million dollars to Nigeria for a country who exports 17 billion dollars worth of goods outside, less than 0.5% goes to Nigeria buh Nigeria exports goods worth 303 million dollars to Ghana in a year.If Ghana bans your goods,tell me who loses more.The minister is just a diplomat who knows how ugly it will be if Ghana retaliates so she's going diplomatic first to tell you to comply ECOWAS protocols .Warning to your country if you refuse her diplomatic settlement. Ghana never needs Nigeria.

Keep quiet. Nigeria is not a dumping site. No one has stopped other African countries from bringing in their goods and services to Nigeria. If you have geneiune products, bring them in through the appropriate channels. You can't import Rice from Thailand to Ghana and Benin and later smuggle same goods into Nigeria. Channels your goods and services through appropriate route. No to Smuggling

Harlem2:


So why is Nigeria border giving them problem

They have been benefiting a lot from our pourous borders.
The Fuel in Nigeria is one of the cheapest in the Africa because of the Government subsidy. Through the border here, they get the fuel into their country at a very low price of which Nigeria government bears the cost of the subsidy at expense of our Budget here

Block your land borders aswell and allow import via seaports and air only..

It's simple, no one banned your exports.. how can other African countries be in the bracket of highest importers of commodities in the world despite a very lean population... who is consuming them in those countries?

Afamed:

They have been benefiting a lot from our pourous borders.
The Fuel in Nigeria is one of the cheapest in the Africa because of the Government subsidy. Through the border here, they get the fuel into their country at a very low price of which Nigeria government bears the cost of the subsidy at expense of our Budget here

No wonder they want the border open
Wickedness

kiiikikikiki....

as if they would even buy made in nigeria sef....

we have them at the balls....
squezze harder,till they cry uncle.....!!

keep the borders closed....!!

i dont mind to give my money to south east nigeria than to ghana....

Harlem2:


No wonder they want the border open
Wickedness

thats realy Wickedness....forget other african nations.....they useless....!!

pathetic....

we nigerians have to be careful with other african nations....
they have a mindset of a day-fly.....

be very careful of other african nations....
they still have this colonial era mindset....

psychologygh:
Nigerians are the dumbest people in this world. When Ghana locked just 400 Nigerian shops in a town in Kumasi alone,your government and trade unions were organizing protest at the ECOWAS office crying xenophobia and free trade buh you're here shouting Giant of Africa because you have unilaterally closed your borders to starve yourselves to death. GUTA had always hated you since Kwame Nkrumah and you have foolishly gave them a chance to eliminate you from Ghana. For your information millions of Nigerians live in Ghana and do trade of imports and exports. GUTA was the one who locked all your shops in Kumasi. Now tell me,Ghana exports goods worth just 80 million dollars to Nigeria for a country who exports 17 billion dollars worth of goods outside, less than 0.5% goes to Nigeria buh Nigeria exports goods worth 303 million dollars to Ghana in a year.If Ghana bans your goods,tell me who loses more.The minister is just a diplomat who knows how ugly it will be if Ghana retaliates so she's going diplomatic first to tell you to comply ECOWAS protocols .Warning to your country if you refuse her diplomatic settlement. Ghana never needs Nigeria.

I feed on your cries..

I love to see you wail and cry with this ur screenshots from you low end phone.

You keep bringing same screenshots to every post whilst crying and yearning on top only border we close..

Now cry me some more ..

The border remains closed

Afamed:

Keep quiet. Nigeria is not a dumping site. No one has stopped other African countries from bringing in their goods and services to Nigeria. If you have geneiune products, bring them in through the appropriate channels. You can't import Rice from Thailand to Ghana and Benin and later smuggle same goods into Nigeria. Channels your goods and services through appropriate route. No to Snuggling

Do you think Ghana have your time to be exporting rice to your country. We're having the same issue when government spends more than 1 billion dollars a year to import rice into our country for consumption. Do you realize we are the 2nd largest consumers,market and economy in West Africa and our consumption alone is a huge chunk on our foreign exchange. We have a population of 30 million and a GDP Purchasing power of almost 200 billion dollars. Did you see me telling you Nigeria exports goods worth 306 million dollars to Ghana in 2018 alone.Our exports to Nigeria is just 80 million dollars. Togo exploits us due to their free port just like Benin does to you.We have the same issues.Our exports to Nigeria is mostly Nigerian companies who relocated to Ghana and use the ECOWAS free trade route to export some of their goods to your market. We both loose if we start a trade war buh Nigeria loses badly. That's why your government have agreed with Ghana to open a temporary corridor for Ghanaian trucks to enter and leave Nigeria amidst the border closure .GUTA still refused for that and wants a ban of Nigerian goods and traders in Ghana. Our rice is even very different from yours and you will never find your type of rice in Ghana. Our rice cooks in just 20 minutes.