Four Ghanaian onion trucks released as Ghana-Nigeria trade dispute ends

The Accra Onion Sellers and Importers Cooperative Society, in partnership with the Cross Border Women Traders Association, has praised the Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, for her prompt efforts to resolve the recent dispute involving onion traders from Ghana and Nigeria.

The commendation follows the lifting of a suspension on onion exports to Ghana by Nigeria’s National Onion Producers and Marketers Association, allowing the movement of onion supplies between the two countries to resume.

The cooperative, which represents five major onion traders’ associations, including groups from Accra, Adjei Kotoku and Dominanse in the Central Region, commended the minister and her team for engaging stakeholders and addressing the concerns that had disrupted trade.

At a meeting in Accra on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, with representatives from both Ghana and Nigeria, Minister Ofosu-Adjare called for an immediate resolution to the dispute. She stressed the need to strengthen bilateral trade ties and promote economic cooperation within the ECOWAS region.

She urged traders and other stakeholders to set aside their differences and work towards creating a stable and mutually beneficial trading environment.

The minister warned that a prolonged interruption in onion supplies could have negative consequences for farmers, traders, transport operators and consumers in both countries.

Following the intervention, four Ghanaian trucks carrying onions from Nigeria were released on Thursday, August 13, according to Osman Mohammed, Public Relations Officer of the Accra Onion Sellers and Importers Cooperative Society.

The group also confirmed that Nigerian trucks carrying onions that had already arrived in Ghana had completed offloading their goods at markets across the country.

The traders expressed optimism that the intervention would lead to a lasting resolution of the dispute, strengthen cooperation between Ghanaian and Nigerian traders, and boost agricultural trade across the ECOWAS region.