The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, will today fly out to Ghana to discuss issues bordering the $1m levy imposed by the West African country on traders from Nigeria.
Gbajabiamila had received a go-ahead order for President Muhammadu Buhari during his visit at the Villa on Tuesday.
Before now, there have been protests that Nigeria would no longer accept humiliation of Nigerians by Ghana. Although, Ghana had denied that there were no such thing as humumilation against Nigerians.
But Gbajabiamila said he would be embarking on what he called “legislative diplomacy” to Ghana.
Gbajabiamial, who had earlier said the closure of Nigerian shops in Ghana contravened Economic Community of West African States trade protocols, told reporters that he would find a way forward during his trip.
He said, “I am leaving for Ghana tomorrow (Wednesday) to meet with the Speaker of the parliament in Ghana to look at the issues on ground as they affect our citizens, and to try and calm things down.“I informed the President and he is aware of every single step that we are taking, and we hope that we will come to an amicable settlement one way or the other.
Gbajabiamila recalled that he had led a similar delegation to South Africa at the peak of a crisis involving Nigerians there.“It is called legislative diplomacy.
If you remember very well, during the days when I was Leader of the House, I led the delegation to South Africa during the crisis there with Nigerians and we were able to accomplish quite a bit, to simmer things down at that time,” he said.