{"id":724771,"date":"2019-10-16T17:28:18","date_gmt":"2019-10-16T17:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/10\/16\/foreign-minister-in-abuja-over-nigeria-borders-closure\/"},"modified":"2019-10-16T17:28:18","modified_gmt":"2019-10-16T17:28:18","slug":"foreign-minister-in-abuja-over-nigeria-borders-closure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/10\/16\/foreign-minister-in-abuja-over-nigeria-borders-closure\/","title":{"rendered":"Foreign Minister In Abuja Over Nigeria Borders Closure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey is in Abuja, to hold talks on the closure of Nigeria\u2019s borders.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Ayorkor Botchwey, is scheduled to meet the Foreign Minister of Nigeria as part of the visit.<\/p>\n<p>She left Accra on Wednesday morning, October 16, 2019.<\/p>\n<p>The closure of Nigeria\u2019s borders has adversely affected Ghanaian traders and Government through the Foreign Ministry is working to resolve the issue.<br \/>Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari ordered the closure of Nigerian borders to stem smuggling.<\/p>\n<p><strong> BY Melvin Tarlue <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey is in Abuja, to hold talks on the closure of Nigeria\u2019s borders. 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