{"id":736723,"date":"2019-11-02T22:10:09","date_gmt":"2019-11-02T22:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/11\/02\/npp-chairman-reacts-to-nigerias-border-closure\/"},"modified":"2019-11-02T22:10:09","modified_gmt":"2019-11-02T22:10:09","slug":"npp-chairman-reacts-to-nigerias-border-closure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/11\/02\/npp-chairman-reacts-to-nigerias-border-closure\/","title":{"rendered":"NPP chairman reacts to Nigeria\u2019s border closure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-io-article-url=\"https:\/\/www.adomonline.com\/npp-chairman-reacts-to-nigerias-border-closure\/\">\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Abronye-3-696x464-696x464.jpg\"   alt=\"The Bono Regional Chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC, has reacted to the closure of Nigeria\u2019s border.\" title=\"Abronye DC\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kwame Baffoe, Bono Regional Chairman of the NPP <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Bono Regional Chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC, has reacted to the closure of Nigeria\u2019s border.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, Ghanaian traders have greatly been affected by the closure of the Nigerian borders since most traders import most of their goods from there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is where the issue of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement comes to play, a part of the agreement states that there should be a three month notice to any African country which will be affected by the closure of border,\u201d he said in an interview on UTV, monitored by <strong>Adomonline.com.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He said division among African countries and selfishness of some African leaders are affecting the African continent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfrica Union (AU) is always preaching for the need for Africans to come together but the truth is we are not each other\u2019s keeper. We are not happy when one African state is doing well unlike some European countries,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He, therefore, urged African leaders to apply the decisions and the suggestions they make when they meet on bigger platforms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe go for meetings, bring up our suggestions and when we disperse to our various countries we do our own thing. This is because everyone knows how they came to power and will do everything to implement their campaign promises before they implement what was discussed at the AU meetings,\u201d Mr Baffoe added.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source: Adomonline.com | Nana Aba Mensah <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kwame Baffoe, Bono Regional Chairman of the NPP The Bono Regional Chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC, has reacted to the closure of Nigeria\u2019s border. 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