{"id":93865,"date":"2025-09-12T20:45:34","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T20:45:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=93865"},"modified":"2025-09-12T20:45:34","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T20:45:34","slug":"we-must-not-become-xenophobes-kwame-jantuah-cautions-retailers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=93865","title":{"rendered":"We must not become Xenophobes \u2013 Kwame Jantuah cautions retailers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Leading Member of the Convention People\u2019s Party (CPP), Kwame Jantuah, has raised concerns about the ongoing clashes between Ghanaian retailers and their foreign counterparts, warning against xenophobic tendencies.<\/p>\n

Speaking on Joy Prime\u2019s Prime Morning show, he argued that the situation has worsened because state authorities have failed to properly enforce existing laws regulating the retail trade.<\/p>\n

\u201cEnforcement of the law has failed, and the moment the enforcement of the law fails, people take the law into their own hands. Ghanaians are not known xenophobes, but they have been pushed to the wall,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He explained that the tension is driven largely by Ghana\u2019s economic conditions, particularly the high cost of production that makes local goods more expensive compared to foreign imports.<\/p>\n

Mr. Jantuah added that consumer preference also worsens the situation, as many Ghanaians opt for cheaper imported goods instead of supporting locally produced items.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen Ghanaians go to the market, they would go for the cheaper ones rather than the Ghanaian-made goods. So we\u2019ve got to look at the factors of production,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

He further criticized the short-term profit mentality among some Ghanaian traders, insisting that sustainable business growth requires patience.<\/p>\n

The CPP stalwart encouraged collaboration with foreign traders, particularly Nigerians, to balance competition and strengthen economic ties.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you bring in a master engine, how much can you get it for? How can we work this together so that we can align prices? Simple,\u201d he suggested.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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