From Victor Edozie, Port Harcourt
The Southern Coordinator of the Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, Alhaji Musa Saidu has enjoined Ghanaians aggrieved with the activities of some Nigerians in Ghana to allow ongoing effort by the government of the two countries to resolve the issues amicably.
Alhaji Saidu who spoke against the backdrop of incessant protests by some Ghanaians that Nigerians should leave their country, said the protesters should seek the path of peaceful resolution of the issues.
Ghanaians have been embarking on protests in some parts of Accra, capital of the country demanding that Nigerians should leave their country.
The protesters initially started with “Igbos should go but later expanded it to “Nigerians should go.”
Their grouse arose from the fact that some Nigerian businessmen and women were alleged to be violating Ghana’s laws by involving in retail trade, an area they said was preserved for Ghanaians.
Alhaji Saidu called on Nigerians threatening reprisal actions on social media to discontinue such acts, saying the governments of the two countries were competent enough to ensure the matter was resolved amicably.
“The issue can be resolved amicably. The Federal Government has sent a delegation. There should be no threat from Nigerians. People should respect the laws of the area.
“The issue has been over-flogged . Our brothers should stop the threat we are seeing on the internet. The statements we are seeing on social media are not necessary.
“Our President has taken the option of peace. We should not let the situation escalate. A lot of Ibos have condemned the action of those threatening Ghana. This is good,” Saidu said.
He called on those hurling insults on the Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, (NiDCOM) Dr Abike Dabiri- Erewa to desist from such.
