Traders Advocacy Group Ghana (TAGG), a group that seeks the interest of Ghanaian traders, has appealed to them to resume work following days of protest against the government.
The traders, who closed their shops and refused to undertake their daily activities,
complain about economic hardships under the Akufo-Addo administration.
They have asked the State authorities to address their concerns before they
open their shops.
But the Traders Advocacy Group Ghana shares a different opinion on the
action taken by the traders.
Speaking in an interview with Kwami Sefa Kayi on Peace
FM's morning show "Kokrokoo", the General
Secretary of TAGG, Nana Poku and his Deputy, Juliet Kusi found the traders'
action 'illogical'.
According to them, closing the shops won't resolve the traders' plight but
rather affect them abysmally.
They called on the traders to call off their strike and commit to an ongoing
meeting with the relevant authorities in relation to their situation.
"It's not like the
government is unwilling to address the concerns of the traders. The government
has opened her doors to them and ever ready at any day any time to have
productive talks that will meet their needs. We don't understand why they will
close their shops. Will closing the shops solve their current problem?
Meanwhile, as they have closed their shops, the foreigners have opened theirs.
So, they will do business and take our money away while our traders remain in
their houses. This won't benefit them but rather affect them badly because staying
home won't give you any profits," the TAGG General
Secretary said paraphrastically.
Miss Juliet Kusi advised that, "the
traders should go back and do their work" while "we are still
engaging" with the government.
" . . we will continue to
engage until we get the right policies that will help our trade and ease our
situation," she assured them.