Following the riot act read by the Federal Government to hostility towards Nigerians in Ghana, the Ghanaian authorities have extended the olive branch, promising commitment to warm relations with Nigeria.
In a statement issued on Sunday, the Ghanaian authority said it would engage the Federal Government of Nigeria with a view to resolve comprehensively and exhaustively matters that have the potential to sour relations between the two countries.
The statement signed by the Ghana Minister of Information, Endkojo Oppong-Nkrumah, was made available to newsmen in Abuja by the Nigeria Ministry of Information and Culture.
It would be recalled that the Federal Government had in a statement on Saturday said it would no longer tolerate the incessant harassment of its citizens in Ghana and the progressive acts of hostility towards the country by Ghanaian authorities.
The statement signed by the Nigeria Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, noted that the government was urgently considering a number of options aimed at ameliorating the situation.
Mohammed had listed the documented acts of hostility towards Nigerians and the authorities by Ghana in the statement. Responding to the protest by the Federal government, the Ghanaian authority expressed concerns and denied any act of hostility towards Nigeria and it’s citizens in Ghana as alleged by the Federal government.
“The Government of Ghana notes, with concern, a statement, dated Friday, August 28, 2020, issued by the Ministry of Information and Culture and signed by the Federal Minister, Hon. Lai Mohammed, on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria, concerning current relations between Ghana and Nigeria.
“Ghana remains committed to the maintenance of warm relations with all sister nations, particularly, for well-known historical reasons, with the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and will proceed to engage the Federal Government of Nigeria with a view to resolve comprehensively and exhaustively any matters that have the potential to sour relations between the two countries.
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