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The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has blamed the country\u2019s weak institutions and lack of enforcement of laws for the illegal activities of foreigners.<\/p>\n

The president of the association, Dr. Joseph Obeng in a Citi News interview expressed regret that institutions in the country are letting down Ghanaian businesses by failing to enforce laws made.<\/p>\n

He said GUTA will hit the streets, among other protests, if the government does not act immediately to halt the activities of foreigners within the local retail market space.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe have had so many infractions on the law, and that is why the people are very annoyed this time. There were about 500 people [Nigerians] who couldn\u2019t provide their duty documents and ID cards to the police. The police have the report, what are they doing with it\u2026 Why are we so timid as a nation to enforce our laws. We are so weak, that is why I don\u2019t blame the foreigners, I blame the authorities. The foreigners are taking advantage of a weak country that is sleeping on its laws,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n