Ghana-Nigeria onion trade dispute resolved after government intervention

The Accra Onion Sellers and Importers Cooperative Society and the Cross Border Women Traders Association have commended the Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, for her intervention in resolving the recent trade dispute between Ghana and Nigeria’s onion traders.

The commendation follows the lifting of a suspension on onion exports to Ghana by the National Onion Producers and Marketers Association of Nigeria, restoring the flow of onion supplies between the two countries.

The cooperative society, which comprises five major onion sellers’ associations, including the Accra and Adjei Kotoku groups and the Dominanse Association in the Central Region, praised the Minister and her officials for engaging stakeholders to address concerns affecting traders.

At a meeting in Accra on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, involving representatives from Ghana and Nigeria, the Minister called for an immediate end to the dispute and stressed the importance of strengthening trade relations and economic cooperation within the ECOWAS sub-region.

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She appealed to stakeholders to put their differences aside and work towards a stable and mutually beneficial trading environment.

The Minister also cautioned that prolonged disruption to the onion trade could negatively affect farmers, traders, transport operators and consumers in both countries.

According to the Public Relations Officer of the Accra Onion Sellers and Importers Cooperative Society, Osman Mohammed Sied, all four Ghanaian trucks transporting onions from Nigeria to Ghana had been released as of Thursday, August 13.

The society also confirmed that all Nigerian trucks carrying onions that had arrived in Ghana had completed offloading their produce at various markets across the country.

The traders expressed confidence that the intervention would contribute to a lasting solution, stronger collaboration between Ghanaian and Nigerian traders and the growth of agricultural trade within the ECOWAS region.