He said that the development had tilted trade relationships between Nigeria and Ghana in favour of Nigeria over the years. The envoy said that many Nigerian businesses had been operating in Ghana but that Ghana had limited businesses running in Nigeria. Asare-Barimah lamented that Ghanaians had been unable to export many goods to Nigeria because most Ghanaian goods fell into prohibition lists, making it impossible for such goods to be exported to Nigeria. “Nigerian goods are traded in Ghana. NAN learnt, however, that the prohibited Ghanaian goods were actually manufactured in other countries and shipped to Ghana for re-packaging and export to Nigeria.

Source: Punch January 22, 2019 14:26 UTC