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Border Closure: Ghana President Says ''Nigeria Please, Talk To Us'' by Rosskiki: 11:01pm On Nov 01, 2019
Border closure: There’s room for talks, says Ghanaian president

Ghanaian president, Nana Akufo-Addo on Tuesday said he was still hopeful that talks between his country and Nigeria over the closure of the Nigerian land borders would yield a positive result.

Akufo-Addo said this while addressing the delegation of a commercial bank from Nigeria.

He said, “There’s a lot of room for continuing talks between Nigeria and Ghana in order for a breakthrough to be reached,” reports MyJoyonline.

In a separate report, Akufo-Addo was said to have lamented how the border closure would affect regional integration.


Daily Trust reports him as saying, “We are about to enter a delicate period in the ECOWAS journey looking ahead of the possibility of a single currency and trying to forge greater integration among our economies and at the same time have important security and other issues which confront us.

“We have this business of the closure of the Benin border, which seems to some people to be a big blow to the ECOWAS project.”

Nigeria had closed her land borders in August and it had affected the activities of businessmen in Nigeria and Ghana. Ghanaian traders had asked their government to retaliate, however, Ghanaian government officials have been interfacing with their Nigerian counterparts to resolve the issue.

Meanwhile, Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria on Tuesday said that Nigeria would only open its borders if her neighbours would agree to stop the smuggling of banned goods.

https://punchng.com/border-closure-theres-room-for-talks-says-ghanaian-president/
Re: Border Closure: Ghana President Says ''Nigeria Please, Talk To Us'' by Rosskiki: 11:08pm On Nov 01, 2019
Latest Development:

Ghanaian delegation meets Nigerian Authorities over borders closure

https://ghananewsagency.org/social/ghanaian-delegation-meets-nigerian-authorities-over-borders-closure-159032

Accra, Nov 01, GNA - A Ghanaian delegation led by Mr Charles Owiredu, a Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has presented copies of the documents containing particulars of Ghanaian drivers and traders stranded at the Seme-Krake border to the Nigerian Authorities on Thursday October 31.

A statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, which was copied to the Ghana News Agency on Friday said the presentation of the documents was at the request of the Nigerian officials at the first Abuja meeting on the borders closure.

It said the delegation which included; Mr Carlos Ahenkorah, a Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr Seidu Yakubu, a Deputy Commmissioner of Customs, and senior officers from Ghana's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration held meetings with Colonel Hameed Abdulai Ali, the Comptroller General of Customs Services, Nigeria, on the need to re-open the Nigerian borders.

It noted that the delegation also held discussions with Hajia Yalwaji Katagum, the Nigerian Minister of State for Trade, Industry and Investment, and Mr Zubairu Dada, the Nigerian Minister of State for Foreign Affairs.

The statement said the first meeting which took place at the office of the Comptroller General Col, Hameed Ibrahim Ali in Abuja ended on a positive note.

It said the Abuja discussions centred on the need for Nigerian authorities to implement its part of the agreement reached a couple of weeks ago saying if Ghana submitted information about companies and drivers stuck at the Seme-Krake border, they would create a safe passage for them to enter Nigeria with their goods.

It said the agreement was reached when Madam Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Ghana's Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration and Mr Alan Kyeremanten, Ghana's Minister of Trade and Industry, met their Nigerian counterparts on October 16.

It recounted that at the said meeting, which also took place in Abuja, the Nigerian authorities explained that the aim of the border closure was to prevent the entry of contraband goods from Benin including; rice and Ghana was not the target.

It said during the latest meeting,Colonel Ibrahim Ali explained that the situation that gave rise to the closure of the borders mainly arose out of the fragrant disregard of the Protocol on ECOWAS Trade Liberalisation Scheme (ETLS) and acts that undermined the security of Nigeria by the Republic of Benin.

The statement said after extensive discussions on expeditious action to lessen the continued negative impact of the border closure on Ghana, the two customs entities agreed to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

It said the MoU would include; the exchange of Manifest of goods emanating from both countries and pre-shipment arrangements.

The statement said it was agreed that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration would kick-start the process by requesting the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority to submit the draft MoU on the said customs cooperation for the consideration of the Nigerian authorities.

It said during the separate meetings with the State Ministers, it was agreed that the list of 51 trucks still at the Seme border should also be submitted to the Nigerian authorities by the Acting Head of Mission of the Ghana High Commission.

It recalled that the delegation had a day earlier met Ghanaian stranded drivers at the Seme-Krake Border of Nigeria and Benin.

It said the borders were closed on August 21.

GNA

https://ghananewsagency.org/social/ghanaian-delegation-meets-nigerian-authorities-over-borders-closure-159032
Re: Border Closure: Ghana President Says ''Nigeria Please, Talk To Us'' by Problemkid1: 11:28pm On Nov 01, 2019
Nawa oooo. These people no go let us be. Na by force to open border. We're not going to open our border till 2000000 years grin grin grin

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Re: Border Closure: Ghana President Says ''Nigeria Please, Talk To Us'' by Area4Area: 3:43am On Nov 02, 2019
Ghanaians can beg for Africa, na wetin sef.

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Re: Border Closure: Ghana President Says ''Nigeria Please, Talk To Us'' by NigeriaIsDoomed: 5:31am On Nov 02, 2019
Ghanaians have become beggars grin grin
Just30

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Re: Border Closure: Ghana President Says ''Nigeria Please, Talk To Us'' by Lawalatm: 6:13am On Nov 02, 2019
Double mouthed Ghanaians not fully realizing the tide has changed......Nigerians taking their future more seriously...….ONLY Nigerians can make Nigeria great wink wink wink wink wink wink wink Let's persevere as long we are in the right direction

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Re: Border Closure: Ghana President Says ''Nigeria Please, Talk To Us'' by AbuMaryam1(m): 6:16am On Nov 02, 2019
Eyyah but Buhari dun throwey the keys into lagoon..

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Re: Border Closure: Ghana President Says ''Nigeria Please, Talk To Us'' by omenka(m): 6:19am On Nov 02, 2019
How about those businesses come to nigeria and set up shop here? I'm sure the government will create a very conducive environment for their businesses to thrive.

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Re: Border Closure: Ghana President Says ''Nigeria Please, Talk To Us'' by juvewalex(m): 6:24am On Nov 02, 2019
Begging for what exactly , do we share border together ? Use air or sea freight to bring your stuff into Nigeria for now.

Some Ghanaians are still talking tough here while their president is on his knee .

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Re: Border Closure: Ghana President Says ''Nigeria Please, Talk To Us'' by helinues: 6:36am On Nov 02, 2019
And Nigeria government be like

" We are not ready for talk now.. Go and talk to GUTA GUTTER to stop the harassment of our citizens first"

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Re: Border Closure: Ghana President Says ''Nigeria Please, Talk To Us'' by EkwensuAmosu1: 6:37am On Nov 02, 2019
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helinues:
And Nigeria government be like

" We are not ready for talk now.. Go and talk to GUTA GUTTER to stop the harassment of our citizens first"

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trash
Re: Border Closure: Ghana President Says ''Nigeria Please, Talk To Us'' by Mykel51(m): 6:43am On Nov 02, 2019
EkwensuAmosu1:
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trash

Instead of you to join your president and start begging, you are there writing trash...well there is a GUTTER in your country, you can pour the trash there... grin

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Re: Border Closure: Ghana President Says ''Nigeria Please, Talk To Us'' by DonHummer(m): 7:37am On Nov 02, 2019
So Ghana can beg, the way they were locking up Nigerian businesses, one would think they had it all figured out.

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Re: Border Closure: Ghana President Says ''Nigeria Please, Talk To Us'' by sotherefore: 8:46am On Nov 02, 2019
hahahahahahaha..things happen so we learn lessons...i think say Ghana did not need Nigeria as they claim to be.

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Re: Border Closure: Ghana President Says ''Nigeria Please, Talk To Us'' by somalianprince: 8:54am On Nov 02, 2019
With all the noise and insults coming from Ghana all these years against Nigeria, I never knew that the same Nigeria they insult is even their West African version of America.

For the first time I support Buhari, if it is just to whip in line these noisy insultive Ghanaians

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Re: Border Closure: Ghana President Says ''Nigeria Please, Talk To Us'' by bangbangall: 8:56am On Nov 02, 2019
I'm in a good mood, so I have decided to give away N1,000 cash per question you answer correctly.

1. Who was Nigeria's first wheel barrow pusher?

2. Who was the first indigenous woman to
fry Akara and Yam?

3. What is the full name of the first Nigerian tout
(Agbero)?

4a. How much in total did Anini steal during his
lifetime as an armed robber?
4b. How much did he give to the masses?
4c. How much did he give to his mother?

5. Who was the first child to trek to school?

6a. Where was the first indigenous madman/ madwoman from?
6b) What was his/her name?

7a. What is the full meaning of the acronym SUYA?
7b. Who invented it?
7c. Who was the first customer to buy it?

8a. Who was the first woman to spend the N1000 naira note?
8b. Where?
8c. When?
8d. What did she buy?

9. As at April 2013, how many mosquitoes are in Aso Rock? (give your answer in binary form)

10. Who was the first Nigerian to drink Garri without Sugar?

10b) Who was the first Nigerian to drink Garri with sugar?

NB: Each question attracts N1,000 recharge card, ur time starts now.
Re: Border Closure: Ghana President Says ''Nigeria Please, Talk To Us'' by Beremx(f): 9:00am On Nov 02, 2019
omenka:
How about those businesses come to nigeria and set up shop here? I'm sure the government will create a very conducive environment for their businesses to thrive.
You're not so sure of Government creating a conducive business environment. Are you ignoring the fact that most businesses in Nigeria are relocating to Ghana?
Re: Border Closure: Ghana President Says ''Nigeria Please, Talk To Us'' by aremuforlife(m): 9:22am On Nov 02, 2019
[/quote][quote author=bangbangall post=83673591]I'm in a good mood, so I have decided to give away N1,000 cash per question you answer correctly.

1. Who was Nigeria's first wheel barrow pusher?

2. Who was the first indigenous woman to
fry Akara and Yam?

3. What is the full name of the first Nigerian tout
(Agbero)?

4a. How much in total did Anini steal during his
lifetime as an armed robber?
4b. How much did he give to the masses?
4c. How much did he give to his mother?

5. Who was the first child to trek to school?

6a. Where was the first indigenous madman/ madwoman from?
6b) What was his/her name?

7a. What is the full meaning of the acronym SUYA?
7b. Who invented it?
7c. Who was the first customer to buy it?

8a. Who was the first woman to spend the N1000 naira note?
8b. Where?
8c. When?
8d. What did she buy?

9. As at April 2013, how many mosquitoes are in Aso Rock? (give your answer in binary form)

10. Who was the first Nigerian to drink Garri without Sugar?

10b) Who was the first Nigerian to drink Garri with sugar?

NB: Each question attracts N1,000 recharge card, ur time starts now.
This one na hot seat
Re: Border Closure: Ghana President Says ''Nigeria Please, Talk To Us'' by Just30: 9:48am On Nov 02, 2019
DonHummer:
So Ghana can beg, the way they were locking up Nigerian businesses, one would think they had it all figured out.
i dont know how you guys make up your useless stories

grin grin grin grin

anyway, what ever makes yaa feel good about hell
Re: Border Closure: Ghana President Says ''Nigeria Please, Talk To Us'' by Rosskiki: 12:08am On Nov 04, 2019
Ghanaians finally admit Nigeria is the Powerhouse.

''Traders in markets along Nigeria’s western borders are weighing their options amid a four-month border closure by the West African powerhouse.

They say the prolonged closure has taken a toll on commercial activity as stocks deplete.

Since they cannot bring goods across the border from Nigeria, the traders say they may fall on the Gulf trading hub, Dubai to restock....''

https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/business/Nigeria-a-big-market-but-traders-mull-options-amid-prolonged-border-closure-795849

So after Nigeria shutdown their nearest available source na Dubai?

Kai. And we dey here dey insult our country. grin
Re: Border Closure: Ghana President Says ''Nigeria Please, Talk To Us'' by godox2(m): 12:15am On Nov 04, 2019
bangbangall:
I'm in a good mood, so I have decided to give away N1,000 cash per question you answer correctly.

1. Who was Nigeria's first wheel barrow pusher?

2. Who was the first indigenous woman to
fry Akara and Yam?

3. What is the full name of the first Nigerian tout
(Agbero)?

4a. How much in total did Anini steal during his
lifetime as an armed robber?
4b. How much did he give to the masses?
4c. How much did he give to his mother?

5. Who was the first child to trek to school?

6a. Where was the first indigenous madman/ madwoman from?
6b) What was his/her name?

7a. What is the full meaning of the acronym SUYA?
7b. Who invented it?
7c. Who was the first customer to buy it?

8a. Who was the first woman to spend the N1000 naira note?
8b. Where?
8c. When?
8d. What did she buy?

9. As at April 2013, how many mosquitoes are in Aso Rock? (give your answer in binary form)

10. Who was the first Nigerian to drink Garri without Sugar?

10b) Who was the first Nigerian to drink Garri with sugar?

NB: Each question attracts N1,000 recharge card, ur time starts now.
This supposed to be who want to be a billionnaire questions not thousandnaire.

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Re: Border Closure: Ghana President Says ''Nigeria Please, Talk To Us'' by Eventspro23: 12:33am On Nov 04, 2019
omenka:
How about those businesses come to nigeria and set up shop here? I'm sure the government will create a very conducive environment for their businesses to thrive.


What's the definition of conducive environment without light

As a country let's do what must be done. I suport border closure but am not sure most of those company would want to come down here due to high cost of running operations here.
Re: Border Closure: Ghana President Says ''Nigeria Please, Talk To Us'' by Kpoikpoi: 6:45am On Nov 04, 2019
Rosskiki:
Border closure: There’s room for talks, says Ghanaian president

Ghanaian president, Nana Akufo-Addo on Tuesday said he was still hopeful that talks between his country and Nigeria over the closure of the Nigerian land borders would yield a positive result.

Akufo-Addo said this while addressing the delegation of a commercial bank from Nigeria.

He said, “There’s a lot of room for continuing talks between Nigeria and Ghana in order for a breakthrough to be reached,” reports MyJoyonline.

In a separate report, Akufo-Addo was said to have lamented how the border closure would affect regional integration.


Daily Trust reports him as saying, “We are about to enter a delicate period in the ECOWAS journey looking ahead of the possibility of a single currency and trying to forge greater integration among our economies and at the same time have important security and other issues which confront us.

“We have this business of the closure of the Benin border, which seems to some people to be a big blow to the ECOWAS project.”

Nigeria had closed her land borders in August and it had affected the activities of businessmen in Nigeria and Ghana. Ghanaian traders had asked their government to retaliate, however, Ghanaian government officials have been interfacing with their Nigerian counterparts to resolve the issue.

Meanwhile, Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria on Tuesday said that Nigeria would only open its borders if her neighbours would agree to stop the smuggling of banned goods.

https://punchng.com/border-closure-theres-room-for-talks-says-ghanaian-president/
Re: Border Closure: Ghana President Says ''Nigeria Please, Talk To Us'' by Kpoikpoi: 6:46am On Nov 04, 2019
Ghana should just close their own border.
Re: Border Closure: Ghana President Says ''Nigeria Please, Talk To Us'' by efighter: 6:58am On Nov 04, 2019
Ghanaians should go and continue eating their jollof rice. Buhari has said that borders will remain closed till January 31, 2020.
Re: Border Closure: Ghana President Says ''Nigeria Please, Talk To Us'' by efighter: 7:01am On Nov 04, 2019
somalianprince:
With all the noise and insults coming from Ghana all these years against Nigeria, I never knew that the same Nigeria they insult is even their West African version of America.

For the first time I support Buhari, if it is just to whip in line these noisy insultive Ghanaians

Have you seen Ghanaians on the social media talking trash since Buhari closed borders? You cannot see them. They don't have money to buy data. Even their President has no data. Useless burnt offerings that should be sacrifice to the god of thunder.

These idiots don't know Buhari, he has no heart. He acts with his brain. Once his brain says it is right, he does not listen to his heart. He does the right thing and damn the consequences.
Re: Border Closure: Ghana President Says ''Nigeria Please, Talk To Us'' by efighter: 7:06am On Nov 04, 2019
Kpoikpoi:
Ghana should just close their own border.

That's the best thing, so that they will all die of hunger.
Re: Border Closure: Ghana President Says ''Nigeria Please, Talk To Us'' by NaijaHeadlines: 7:09am On Nov 04, 2019
shocked
Re: Border Closure: Ghana President Says ''Nigeria Please, Talk To Us'' by MUMUdom: 12:54pm On Nov 04, 2019
stop talking like a fool cool nigeria is the headquarters of poverty. hope you know that

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efighter:


Have you seen Ghanaians on the social media talking trash since Buhari closed borders? You cannot see them. They don't have money to buy data. Even their President has no data. Useless burnt offerings that should be sacrifice to the god of thunder.

These idiots don't know Buhari, he has no heart. He acts with his brain. Once his brain says it is right, he does not listen to his heart. He does the right thing and damn the consequences.
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Re: Border Closure: Ghana President Says ''Nigeria Please, Talk To Us'' by MUMUdom: 12:58pm On Nov 04, 2019
where in this entire report did the Ghana president say, "nigeria talk to us" fuckedupped. very soon una eyes go clear grin grin grin

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Rosskiki:
Border closure: There’s room for talks, says Ghanaian president

Ghanaian president, Nana Akufo-Addo on Tuesday said he was still hopeful that talks between his country and Nigeria over the closure of the Nigerian land borders would yield a positive result.

Akufo-Addo said this while addressing the delegation of a commercial bank from Nigeria.

He said, “There’s a lot of room for continuing talks between Nigeria and Ghana in order for a breakthrough to be reached,” reports MyJoyonline.

In a separate report, Akufo-Addo was said to have lamented how the border closure would affect regional integration.


Daily Trust reports him as saying, “We are about to enter a delicate period in the ECOWAS journey looking ahead of the possibility of a single currency and trying to forge greater integration among our economies and at the same time have important security and other issues which confront us.

[b]“We have this business of the closure of the Benin border, which seems to some people to be a big blow to the ECOWAS project.”


Nigeria had closed her land borders in August and it had affected the activities of businessmen in Nigeria and Ghana. Ghanaian traders had asked their government to retaliate, however, Ghanaian government officials have been interfacing with their Nigerian counterparts to resolve the issue.

Meanwhile, Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria on Tuesday said that Nigeria would only open its borders if her neighbours would agree to stop the smuggling of banned goods.

https://punchng.com/border-closure-theres-room-for-talks-says-ghanaian-president/
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Re: Border Closure: Ghana President Says ''Nigeria Please, Talk To Us'' by MUMUdom: 1:40pm On Nov 04, 2019
I don’t get it. Do they manufacture anything in Nigeria? With which power? Your generator powered economy is struggling to survive another recession grin and you are here talking crass crap grin some of you nigerians are just too foolish. You reason like little children angry just because a few Ghanaian businesses want to export their items to Nigeria has suddenly made Nigeria a powerhouse grin I guess that means Ghana is a hyper super house, for all the nigerian businesses that are in Ghana?

Stop talking like a fool grin

Rosskiki:
Ghanaians finally admit Nigeria is the Powerhouse.

''Traders in markets along Nigeria’s western borders are weighing their options amid a four-month border closure by the West African powerhouse.

They say the prolonged closure has taken a toll on commercial activity as stocks deplete.

Since they cannot bring goods across the border from Nigeria, the traders say they may fall on the Gulf trading hub, Dubai to restock....''

https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/business/Nigeria-a-big-market-but-traders-mull-options-amid-prolonged-border-closure-795849

So after Nigeria shutdown their nearest available source na Dubai?

Kai. And we dey here dey insult our country. grin
Re: Border Closure: Ghana President Says ''Nigeria Please, Talk To Us'' by Passionate888: 1:43pm On Nov 04, 2019
Na so

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