15th August 2023 5:20:55 PM
2 mins readSome onion sellers have allegedly been hospitalized due to the excruciating pain of looked up funds invested in bags of onions withheld at Niger border.In a time of media engagement with one of the sellers, Mumuni Anabila, disclosed that some of them secured loans to keep their onion business running.Unfortunately the Niger coup happened and it's negatively impacting their finances and business stability.
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He revealed that some of his brothers involved in the business have been hospitalized due to the "grave" financial loss.“We the onion traders went in to secure loans for our business. When the cars were blocked from discharging the onions to us we were heavily affected. As it stands now we don't know what we are going to do.“We are appealing to the government to do all he can to release the onions to us.
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Some of our goods were spoilt over there because they were seized for two weeks.Some of the traders with us here are in hospital. Two of my brothers are in the hospital because of their locked up funds," Mr. Anabila shared.About one hundred trucks of onions expected to deliver onions to the kwadeso market are locked up in Niger for many days.Each truck transporting at least 300 bags of onions at a cost of 1500.00 each.
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An estimated 45milion Ghana ceds remains locked up at the border for fear of terrorist activities.Meanwhile, individuals belonging to the Ghanaian Onion Sellers Association find themselves stranded at the Benin border, and they are once again appealing to the government for assistance.
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The group's spokesperson, Ali Umar, communicated during an interview with Citi Business News, said that their inability to traverse the border into Ghana is poised to negatively impact their business operations.Umar elucidated that a number of association members had taken loans from both individuals and financial establishments to undertake their onion procurement.
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Consequently, if prompt measures are not taken, these individuals will face financial incapacitation, leaving them unable to fulfill their repayment obligations.“Our trucks are still at the border, they are not able to allow them to come over. We need support from the government because some of us have to go and borrow money,” Ali Umar said.“…So if it has come like this, it is not easy to pay the money back. So we really need the support.
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If the government can support us with something, we will be really grateful,” he added.
The Independent Ghana | Amanda Cartey
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