Nigerian delegation for Ghana to resolve traders’ rift

By Anthony Otaru, Abuja

11 May 2021 | 3:54 am

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered a ministerial delegation for Accra to resolve the lingering rift between Nigerian traders and the Ghanaian authorities.

To be led by the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo, the team, which is composed of relevant stakeholders, would also further dialogue with the West African nation with a view to finding a lasting solution to the problem.

The information was contained in a statement issued yesterday by the minister’s Special Assistant on Media, Ifedayo Sayo, in Abuja.

The delegation is visiting between May 31 and June 1.

The itinerary was arrived at yesterday in Abuja during a meeting convened by Adebayo, with the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Zubairu Dad and the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Nasir Sani-Gwarzo, participating.

Other members of the delegation that were in attendance included the Executive Secretary, Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC), Yewande Sadiku, Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri and President of National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTS), Dr Ken Ukaoha.

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