No Room For Xenophobia, Nigerians Safe In Ghana, – President Mahama
John Mahama, Ghanaian President has stated that there is no place for xenophobia in the country, assuring that Nigerians residing in Ghana are safe.
Mahama gave this assurance while receiving President Bola Tinubu’s special envoy led by the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Amb. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu at the Presidential Palace, Accra, Ghana.
A statement on Friday by the Special Assistant on Communication and New Media to the minister, Magnus Eze, reiterated the Ghanian’s President commitment to advancing the ECOWAS protocols, especially pertaining to the free movement of persons and goods in the region.
A group of Ghanaians had recently staged a protest accusing Nigerians living in Ghana of prostitution and ritual killings.
In a viral video clip of the protest, a large crowd of protesters was seen holding placards with messages such as: “Nigeria must go,” “Armed robbery and violent attacks must stop,” “Our health is at risk due to mass prostitution,” “Who protects the rights and freedoms of Ghanaians?”
Mahama asked the envoy to convey his message to President Tinubu, urging that he should not lose sleep over recent protests against Nigerian nationals resident in his country.
