{"id":49297,"date":"2014-09-19T13:39:58","date_gmt":"2014-09-19T13:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=49297"},"modified":"2014-09-19T20:07:29","modified_gmt":"2014-09-19T20:07:29","slug":"non-ghanaian-retailers-ordered-to-leave-markets-in-30-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/09\/non-ghanaian-retailers-ordered-to-leave-markets-in-30-days\/","title":{"rendered":"Non-Ghanaian retailers ordered to leave markets in 30 days"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Ministry of Trade and Industry has issued a 30-day ultimatum to non-Ghanaians in retail trade to leave 48 markets across the country where they mostly operate.<\/span><\/p>\n

In a public notice issued on Friday, the ministry stated that, \u201cnotwithstanding numerous interventions by the government to encourage non-Ghanaians engaged in retail trading in the market place to relocate, some non-Ghanaians have refused to comply with the directive.\u201d<\/p>\n

[contextly_sidebar id=”idd17RbGZEtMGLmuyRCfLHSKewwh3cZ5″]The ministry named 35 markets in Accra, 7 in Ashanti region and 2 each in the Brong Ahafo and Eastern regions. The rest are in the Northern and Upper East regions.<\/p>\n

The Trade Ministry further warned that the \u201cnon-Ghanaians who further contravene the provisions of the Act 865 in the GIPC Law 2013 shall be prosecuted.\u201d<\/p>\n

In June, thousands of traders belonging to the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) in Accra and Kumasi closed down their shops in protest against government\u2019s inability to eject the foreign traders from their markets.<\/p>\n

Government at the time was unhappy<\/strong><\/span><\/a> with the traders because according to the then Deputy Minister, Nii Lantey Vanderpuye , said GUTA showed bad faith.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf anything at all, they should have reverted to me to say that, \u2018these issues we discussed with you, we have not seen any move on them\u2019 and then I will know what to do. I have been waiting for them to bring to me the proposal they discussed. I haven\u2019t heard anything from them,\u201d he lamented.<\/p>\n

The government subsequently promised to take action, but has been silent on the matter till now.<\/p>\n

The Nigerian traders in these markets<\/strong><\/span><\/a> have pleaded for exemptions, usually citing some ECOWAS protocols.<\/p>\n

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The Public relations officer of the Nigerians in Ghana, Barry Ndu Nwaihim said, \u201cWe have explained to GUTA that if they start this today definitely it must have an effect on Ghanaian traders who are trading in Nigeria,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He said there are Nigerians with Ghanaian spouses and thus sending them out of the market will affect many families.<\/p>\n

The Nigerian traders, dragged Ghana to the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice in 2013 over the enforcement of the Ghana Investment Promotion Council (GIPC) Act.<\/p>\n

The act, which was revised in July 2013, among others, specifies the criteria foreigners would have to meet before they can be allowed to do business in the country.<\/p>\n

When the issue came up in 2013, the Ministry of Trade directed all the traders to regularize their business with the registrar general\u2019s department in order to pay the appropriate taxes.<\/p>\n

The ministry also demanded that all foreigners legalize their stay by \u201cacquiring working and resident permits.\u201d<\/p>\n

The following markets are reserved solely for Ghanaians to engage in trading activities:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n

GREATER ACCRA REGION<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

    \n
  • Rawlings Park and its surrounded areas<\/li>\n
  • Okashie<\/li>\n
  • Cow Lane<\/li>\n
  • Sualaba<\/li>\n
  • Swanmill<\/li>\n
  • Tudu Market area<\/li>\n
  • Circle Tip Toe Lane<\/li>\n
  • Odawna Market Area<\/li>\n
  • Kantamanto Market Area<\/li>\n
  • Morkola Market Area<\/li>\n
  • Tema Station<\/li>\n
  • Abossey Okai Spare parts market<\/li>\n
  • Post Office area<\/li>\n
  • Zongo lane area<\/li>\n
  • Adabraka market<\/li>\n
  • Malata market<\/li>\n
  • UTC shoes market<\/li>\n
  • Fishing net market<\/li>\n
  • Agbobgoshise market<\/li>\n
  • Timber market<\/li>\n
  • Achimota market<\/li>\n
  • Nima market<\/li>\n
  • Tudu area market<\/li>\n
  • Odorkor\/Mallam market<\/li>\n
  • Kasoa\/Weija market<\/li>\n
  • New Town market area<\/li>\n
  • Nungua market area<\/li>\n
  • Labadi market area<\/li>\n
  • Ashawo market<\/li>\n
  • Dome market<\/li>\n
  • Lapaz market<\/li>\n
  • Ashaiman market<\/li>\n
  • Madina market<\/li>\n
  • Tema market<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    ASHANTI REGION:<\/b><\/p>\n

      \n
    • Suame market<\/li>\n
    • Adum market<\/li>\n
    • Kronom road market area<\/li>\n
    • Asafo market<\/li>\n
    • Central market<\/li>\n
    • Obuasi main market<\/li>\n
    • Ejura market area<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      BRONG AHAFO<\/b><\/p>\n

        \n
      • Techiman central market<\/li>\n
      • Sunyani central market<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        EASTERN REGION<\/b><\/p>\n

          \n
        • Koforidua Central market<\/li>\n
        • Asamankese Central market<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          NORTHERN REGION<\/b><\/p>\n

            \n
          • Tamale Central market<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            UPPER EAST REGION<\/b><\/p>\n

              \n
            • Bolga Central market<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

               <\/p>\n

              –<\/p>\n

              By: Nana Boakye-Yiadom\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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