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General news for Tuesday, September 1, 2020
Source: My GH news
2020-09-01
Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, MP, North Tongu
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Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, former Deputy Minister of Education and member of Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, has said that the government’s war of words with the Nigerian government is unnecessary.
The Nigerian government through a statement on Friday accused the government of Ghana of harassing and mistreating its citizens in Ghana.
He noted that although Ghanaians are in Nigeria, they have been allowed to continue their daily activities without any harassment, but the Ghanaian government is not replicating the same, although both countries have common ties.
But the government of Ghana, through the Minister of Information, refuted the Nigerian government’s claims, noting that Ghana respects its relationship with the Republic of Nigeria and will not harass its citizens. necessary at this time and measures should be taken behind closed doors to address the existing problems between the two countries.
He noted that the stakes are high in the ties between Nigeria and Ghana to risk any form of escalation with the current way the issues are being handled.
His tweet on the subject read: “The war of words between the senior officials of Ghana and Nigeria is not the way to go. It is imperative that rapprochement takes place through quiet diplomatic channels behind the scenes. Too much is at stake in the long-standing ties between Ghana and Nigeria to risk escalation. “
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