{"id":664134,"date":"2019-07-25T09:11:54","date_gmt":"2019-07-25T09:11:54","guid":{"rendered":" <br><div>\n            <div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><figure><img width=\"640\" height=\"439\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Guta-1.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Guta\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-"},"modified":"2019-07-25T09:11:54","modified_gmt":"2019-07-25T09:11:54","slug":"stop-protecting-foreigners-in-retail-business-guta-tells-immigration-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/07\/25\/stop-protecting-foreigners-in-retail-business-guta-tells-immigration-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop protecting foreigners in retail business \u2013 GUTA tells Immigration Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"439\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Guta-1.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Guta\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">GUTA has been told to seek redress in court<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Ghana Union of Traders\u2019 Associations (GUTA) has<br \/>\ncautioned the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) to stop shielding foreigners<br \/>\ninvolved in retail businesses in Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>According to the President of GUTA, Dr Joseph Obeng, the GIS has rendered Ghanaian retailers powerless and has empowered foreigners in the retail business through the issuance of residence permit which now makes foreigners comfortable.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Asempa FM\u2019s <strong>Ekosii Sen <\/strong>show<strong>,<\/strong> Dr Joseph Obeng urged the Immigration Service to be dutiful if they want to ensure peace in Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe foreigners have taken the laws into their hands and have invaded where they are not supposed to because the immigration service has issued residence permits which they always pull out as evidence of doing legitimate business.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are making us insolent and we will appeal to the government to probe and audit the activities of the immigration service because they are making our fight their cocoa season,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source: Adomonline.com|Gertrude Otchere<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GUTA has been told to seek redress in court The Ghana Union of Traders\u2019 Associations (GUTA) has cautioned the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) to stop shielding foreigners involved in retail businesses in Ghana. 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