Ghana’s trade routes with her sister nation to the north, Burkina Faso remain open for business. This is despite a recent coup d’etat coupled with the threats and incidents of terrorist attacks within the borders of Burkina Faso.
This is because ECOWAS, in its attempts to drive the country back to democratic rule, has not sanctioned Burkina Faso’s trade with her neighbours.
Traders and business entities have however had to devise new ways of conducting business. Tomato transporters, for example, have in recent times been unable to go further north into Burkina Faso to the farms of tomato producers.
This is according to Ghana’s Ambassador to Burkina Faso, H.E Boniface Gambila. He said this when he spoke on A1 Radio’s Day Break Upper East Show today, Monday, June 27, 2022.
“Fortunately, ECOWAS has not implemented sanctions like border closures and all those things. The borders are open, so I can confidently say that the trade routes are open. We have intervened in various places on behalf of our [Ghanaian] business people. We are able to make the state institutions pick up the needed information for our people. Wherever they [Ghanaian traders] are stuck, we have a consular who is able to connect and give first aid to them.”
“Work is going on very well. We are meeting and selling Ghana. We have a body with lots purpose is to advocate for traders; the tomato traders for example,” he said.
Meanwhile, Ghana’s Ambassador to Burkina Faso, H.E Boniface Gambila has cautioned the youth against falling for sumptuous relocation deals in their search for greener pastures.
He said over the past few months, in a rather worrying development, a lot of Ghanaian individuals have been lured to Burkina Faso under the guise of being transported through South Africa and then to the United Kingdom, Dubai, Kuwait and other countries in Europe to seek well-paying jobs.
H.E Gambila said these individuals are made to pay between Ghc5,000 and Ghc15,000 for these relocation deals. The victims are lured to Burkina Faso, wined and dined in fine restaurants under duress with their pictures taken to give an allure of a pleasurable life.
Source: A1radioonline.com|101.1MHz|Mark Kwasi Ahumah Smith|Ghana
