President John Mahama has reassured that Nigerians living in Ghana are safe, stressing that the country will not tolerate hostility towards them.
Mahama gave the assurance while meeting President Bola Tinubu’s special envoy, led by Nigeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, in Accra.
“Tell President Tinubu not to lose sleep over the recent protests. Nigeria and Ghana are brothers, and we won’t allow anything to come between us,” Mahama said, attributing the tension to an old video circulated online.
He said the clip, recorded more than a decade ago by a Nigerian resident in Ghana, sparked the protests but was quickly contained, noting, “The protesters were not more than 50. I assure the envoy of the safety and protection of the lives, properties and businesses of Nigeria and Nigerians in Ghana.”
Odumegwu-Ojukwu, in her remarks, said the visit was to ease fears back home and strengthen bilateral ties.
She also announced plans for a Nigeria-Ghana Joint Commission to address youth migration and deepen cooperation between the two countries.
