Mahama to Tinubu: No room for xenophobia in Ghana

The Ghanaian President, John Mahama, has reaffirmed the country’s commitment to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) protocols, saying there’s no place for xenophobia in the country.

Mahama stated this when he received President Bola Tinubu’s special envoy, led by the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, at the Presidential Palace in Accra.

The Ghanaian president reiterated his commitment to advancing the ECOWAS protocols, especially on the free movement of persons and goods in the region

Mahama asked the envoy to convey his message to President Tinubu not to lose sleep over recent protests against Nigerians living in his country.

He stressed that Nigeria and Ghana are brothers with shared history and would not allow anything to come between them.

The Ghanaian leader restated that the recirculation of an old video made by a Nigerian residing in Ghana over 10 years ago actually generated tension, but gladly announced that the situation was swiftly managed.

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Mahama, who said the protesters were not up to 50, assured the envoy of the safety and protection of the lives, properties, and businesses of Nigeria and Nigerians in Ghana.

On her part, Odumegwu-Ojukwu thanked President Mahama for his hospitality, saying the envoy’s mission was to douse the tension in Ghana following a viral video against Nigerians.

“We are encouraging our youth to stay in Nigeria, and if it is necessary to migrate, they are to be great ambassadors,” she stated.

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