The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchway, has said the government of Ghana feels deeply sorry about the demolition of a structure at the Nigerian High Commissioner's residence by some yet to be identified persons demolished a structure.
Visiting the scene Monday morning, the minister who was in the company of her deputy and other staff of her ministry said the government of Ghana will ensure proper investigations are carried into the matter.
She mentioned that the findings will be made public.
"We will do all we can to look into the matter and make suggestions. The government has taken hold of this matter and will ensure that the right thing is done... We say sorry, we are very sorry that this has happened," she said.
Following Madam Ayorkor Botchway's visit, the National Security Minister, Albert Kan-Dapaah, and the Inspector General of Police (IGP), James Oppong Boanuh also visited the residence to acquaint themselves with the situation.
Speaking to the media, the IGP said the issue has been assigned to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) with the commissioner of the CID leading the probe. He assured that the matter will be resolved based on the outcome of the investigations.
"As far as I know, the CID is investigating and whatever comes out we will let the authorities know," he said.
Prior to the arrival of the ministers and the IGP at the residence, some Nigerians living in Ghana had gathered on the road leading to the residence protesting what they described as a growing level of injustice and unfair treatment being meted to Nigerians living in Ghana.
According to the angry Nigerians, most of who are traders at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle, the silence of the government of Ghana on the matter of some shops owned by Nigerians being locked up by the Ghana Union of Traders (GUTA) over 8-months now is what has grown into the attack on their Embassy.
Source: ghanaweb
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where the Nigerians complaining allowed to engage in a retail trade the documents the hold ? if not, why are they trading when they are not suppose to do so. we must be law abiding. lawless behavior should not be tolerated from anybody. most of prisons are filled with Nigerians.
The Ghana media are very bad & pretty fu-ll-ish because they do NOT cover stories very well therefore they leave a lot of pertinent questions un-answered.
The media has succeeded in creating the wrong impression that the Nigeria High Commission in Ghana has been demolished. But this is VERY FAR from the truth. The Nigeria High Commission has NOT ben demolished. The Nigeria High Commission building is standing there pintin for all to see. What was demolished is an adjourning building that was meant to be the staff quarters on staff of the High Commission. Was the building on land belonging to the Nigeria High Commission? Was it the Nigeria High Commission that was constructing the building? Does the building belong to the Nigeria High Commission or it is a private property? These are very pertinent questions that MUST be anwsered. Let's address this issue dispassionately. Those who demolished the building CANNOT just get up without any cause and go and destroy a building like that. There must be a reason. The Ghana Government should institute an independent inquiry into this matter and make its findings public to salvage the very very good relations between Ghana and Nigeria. If the demolishers are found guilty, then they should be made to face the ful rigours of the law.