The National Association of Nigerian Traders NANTS, yesterday staged a protest at the ECOWAS Commission, Asokoro, Abuja, over alleged closure of businesses belonging to Nigerians in Ghana.
The protest which started at 9:30am affected activities at the ECOWAS Secretariat and Asokoro area.
The protesters marched through the streets of Yakubu Gowon way in Asokoro, a development that led to traffic gridlock along the Asokoro axis.
The protesters carried placards with various inscriptions such as: “We need ECOWAS intervention,” “Ghana re-open Nigeria’s shops now,” “ECOWAS, the situation in Ghana is totally unacceptable,” “Ghana wants AFCTA secretariat but clamps on African traders,” among others.
Addressing newsmen on why they decided to stage the protest, the President of NANTS, Barrister Ken Ukaoha, said that the association was protesting the alleged victimisation of Nigerian businessmen in Ghana.
He said that the development had gotten so bad that a law was…
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