A Board Member of Energy Commission, Charles Kofi Wayo has called on the President John Evans Atta Mills to sack the Trade and Industry Minister Hannna Tetteh.
Kofi Wayo who doubles as the presidential candidate for the United Renaissance Party said, the Minister failed to consult the National Security and other bodies before taking the decision to close shops of foreigners who do retail business in the country.
Speaking in an interview with Asempa fm�s Ekosii Sen on Wednesday, Mr. Wayo stressed that �even the timing of the exercise is wrong as the country is heading towards our general elections.
"This will make President John Evans Atta Mills feel bad and that of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) as a whole", he said.
He noted that in the first place sacking foreign retailers from the country is not the job of the Ministry of Trade and Industry, �the job of her Ministry is to create Industries in the country�, and has therefore described the exercise by the ministry as immature.
A task force under the ministry on Tuesday shut down a number of retail shops owned by foreign nationals close to market centres.
The exercise saw the closure of six shops belonging to Chinese nationals at the Makola market. The exercise is expected to be replicated across the country.
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