Femi Gbajabiamila, the speaker of the House of Representatives, on Tuesday, September 1, 2020, got the blessings of President Muhammadu Buhari to travel to Ghana on what he called “Legislative Diplomacy”, over the closure of Nigerian shops in the West African country.
Gbajabiamila had last week said the closure of Nigerian shops in Ghana contravened Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, trade protocols, and had called for a decisive solution between both countries.
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The Speaker, who arrived the Presidential Villa about 3pm met behind closed doors with the President.
He is expected to leave for the legislative diplomacy on Wednesday.
In a statement issued on Sunday, August 30, 2020, Ghana’s minister of information, Endkojo Oppong Nkrumah, said President Nana Akufo-Addo will engage with President Muhammadu Buhari to resolve matters amicably.
While reiterating the country’s commitment to maintaining what could be described as warm relations between the two countries, Nkrumah said the move is necessary to guard against straining the diplomatic ties.
This comes two days after Nigeria’s Information Minister, Lai Mohammed said the Federal Government will no longer tolerate further maltreatment of its citizens in Ghana.
