Start in Ghana Lauds Commissioner Ayodeji

Start in Ghana Investments, a business group that promotes businesses between Ghana and Nigeria has lauded the acting Nigerian High Commissioner to Ghana, Her Excellency Adekunbi Sonaike Ayodeji, for promoting the rights of Nigerians, particularly Fulanis living and working in Ghana.  

In a statement issued by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the group, Mr. Yahaya Alhassan, he thanked the High Commissioner for her motherly role by traveling across the regions to ensure the protection of the Fulanis in the wake of high media persecution of them.

He said the Fulanis have lived and worked in Ghana before independence and most are no doubt Ghanaians and it is unfortunate that they (Fulanis) are treated as Nigerians and foreigners. “If that is the case then there are more Ghanaians in Nigeria earning their livings” he reasoned.

He said while it is worrying to hear and read of destruction of farms by Fulani herdsmen, it is equally a disconnection of truth to attribute all crimes to the Fulani herdsmen.

“Media around the world have naturally been harsh and sensational when dealing with issues bordering on migrants or foreigners but I implore the Ghanaian media to be less sensational with Nigerian stories for there is the danger of putting innocent people at risk”, he advised.

He called on the Ghana Education Service to include in the educational curriculum moral training to inculcate the teaching of love and trust among Africans especially our Nigerian counterpart.

“Ghanaians do not have any close relation or better neighbours than their Nigeria counterparts and I am appealing to the Ghanaian public to show their spirit of hospitality to the many Nigerian students who are studying in Ghana”, he said.