The border which was closed in August 2019, according to the Ghana Union of Traders’ Associations (GUTA) has affected their businesses.
Over the weekend, the Nigerian government announced the extension of the border closure to the end of January 2020.
A Deputy Trade and Industry Minister, Carlos Ahenkorah, while speaking on The Big Issue over the weekend said he was hopeful the two parties would reach an agreement that would facilitate trade between the two countries.
“You heard me say that we are going to create a special window for these Ghana trucks to be able to move in, and the Foreign Affairs Minister of Nigeria promised to do this with Ghana and to have that exchange. So the Commissioner of Customs for Ghana and that of Nigeria are supposed to sit down and come up with modalities on Monday. He went further to promise that on Monday we are having a crunch meeting and after that meeting, they are going to come out with a brilliant announcement and so we should all open our ears,” he said. Read Full Story
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