{"id":27821,"date":"2014-06-27T10:44:33","date_gmt":"2014-06-27T10:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=27821"},"modified":"2014-06-27T10:44:33","modified_gmt":"2014-06-27T10:44:33","slug":"guta-refused-to-meet-us-nigerian-traders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/06\/guta-refused-to-meet-us-nigerian-traders\/","title":{"rendered":"GUTA refused to meet us \u2013 Nigerian traders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nigerian retail traders say efforts to meet the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA)\u00a0to discuss\u00a0the impasse between the two associations have not been successful.<\/p>\n<p>The Nigerians say it seems their Ghanaian counterparts simply want them\u00a0out of\u00a0the markets at all cost.<\/p>\n<p>GUTA resolved to close various shops in both Accra and Kumasi for four days to protest against unfavourable government policies directed at their businesses.<\/p>\n<p>The directive was also aimed at getting foreign traders out of the Ghanaian markets.<\/p>\n<p>Some shops in Accra have not opened in adherence to GUTA\u2019s directive.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <strong>Citi News<\/strong>, the Public Relations Officer of the All Nigerian Community- an association of Nigerians living in Ghana, Barry Ndu Nwaihim stated that attempts by the Association to hold discussions with GUTA had proved futile.<\/p>\n<p>The problem, he said, was affecting the mental stability of traders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese traders don\u2019t even know whether the Police will come and lock their shops again so their mental state has already been affected,\u201d Mr. Nwaihim said.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that there are uncertainties surrounding the fate of Nigerian traders in Ghana as a result of the directive.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile GUTA members are expected to fully open their shops on Friday.<\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>By: Marian Efe Ansah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigerian retail traders say efforts to meet the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA)\u00a0to discuss\u00a0the impasse between the two associations have not been successful. 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