Ghana replies Nigeria on each of the 10 issues raised by Lai Mohammed.
In the past months, Nigeria and Ghana have engaged in diplomatic rows owing to the demolition and seizure of buildings belonging to the Nigeria embassy in the country.
The Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties is an international agreement regulating treaties between States, signed by 45 countries including Nigeria and Ghana. We are obliged, therefore, as a first step, to provide our counterparts, as well as the Ghanaian and Nigerian publics, with a more reflective account of events, even as we pursue substantive diplomatic engagements to resolve matters.The seizure of the Nigerian Missions property located at No. 10. Barnes Rosul Accra which has been used as diplomatic premises by the Nigerian Government for almost 50 years, and which action, is a serious breach of the Vienna ConventionThis statement is inaccurate.
Response: The Government of Ghana does not, did not and never owned the land, and has not been involved in the seizure of any property of the Nigerian High Commission in Ghana: The land in question is owned by the Osu Stool and managed by the Lands Commission. No Nigerian trader has been arrested. The closure of shops was as a result of infractions on Ghanaian laws. Even then, those affected who are not only Nigerians, have been given ample time to regularise their documents. Furthermore, no Nigerian-owned shops are currently closed.
It is an incontestable fact that there is widespread abuse and disregard for local laws and regulations governing retail trade by some foreigners, including Nigerians, which need to be addressed without discrimination. It is important to note that the compliance exercise under reference is not restricted to citehr ECOWAS nationals or Nigerians for that matter, but extend to all individuals engaged in retail trade, including Ghanaians.
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