GHANAIAN PRESIDENT SAYS NO ROOM FOR XENOPHOBIA, REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO ECOWAS

GHANAIAN PRESIDENT SAYS NO ROOM FOR XENOPHOBIA, REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO ECOWAS

Ghanaian President John Mahama, has said that there is no place for xenophobia in the Republic of Ghana.

This is even as he vowed his commitment to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Protocols, especially on the free movement of persons and goods.

The Special Assistant on Communication and New Media to the Minister of State, Foreign Affairs, Magnus Eze, in a statement made available to newsmen said Mahama spoke while receiving President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s special envoy, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, in the Presidential Palace in Accra, Ghana.

“Mahama asked them to convey to the Nigeria leader that he should not lose sleep over recent protests against Nigerian nationals resident in his country.

“He stated that Nigeria and Ghana are brothers with shared history, so, they would not allow anything to come between them.

“President Mahama noted that the recirculation of an old video made by a Nigerian residing in Ghana over 10 years ago actually generated tension, but gladly announced that the situation was swiftly managed.

“The president who disclosed that the protesters were not up to 50, assured the envoy of the safety and protection of the lives, properties and businesses of Nigeria and Nigerians in Ghana,” Eze said.

Earlier, Odumegwu-Ojukwu thanked Mahama for his hospitality since she arrived Ghana.

“She made it clear that their mission was to douse the tension in Ghana following viral video against Nigerians.

“She said that every Nigerian back home was apprehensive over the situation and concerned about the safety of Nigerian nationals in Ghana, their properties and businesses.

“Odumegwu-Ojukwu also said that the visit was to equally facilitate the establishment of a permanent Nigeria-Ghana Joint Commission.

“She said that the joint commission would help in addressing the youth and issue of migration caused by huge demography of unemployed people under 45 years,” Eze stated.

Ojukwu, while also speaking, said: “We are encouraging our youth to stay in Nigeria and if it is necessary to migrate, they are to be a great ambassadors.”

The Minister informed the Ghanaian President that she was meeting with Nigerians in Ghana to urge them to adhere to the laws of Ghana.