Seized Ghanaian Trucks Released as Ghana-Nigeria Onion Dispute Ends

Four Ghanaian trucks transporting onions from Nigeria have been released, signalling the end of the recent trade dispute between onion traders in the two countries.

The release on Thursday, August 13, 2026, followed the intervention of the Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Hon. Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, and the subsequent lifting of a suspension on onion exports to Ghana by the National Onion Producers and Marketers Association of Nigeria.

The development has restored the flow of onion supplies between the two neighbouring countries.

According to Mr Osman Mohammed, Public Relations Officer of the Accra Onion Sellers and Importers Cooperative Society, all Nigerian trucks carrying onions that had arrived in Ghana have also completed offloading their produce at various markets across the country.

The Accra Onion Sellers and Importers Cooperative Society, together with the Cross Border Women Traders Association, commended Hon. Ofosu-Adjare and her officials for their swift engagement with stakeholders.

The cooperative society represents five major onion sellers’ associations, including the Accra and Adjei Kotoku groups as well as the Dominanse Association in the Central Region.

At a meeting held in Accra on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, with representatives from Ghana and Nigeria, the Minister called for an immediate end to the dispute.

She stressed the importance of strengthening trade relations between Ghana and Nigeria and promoting economic cooperation within the ECOWAS sub-region.

Hon. Ofosu-Adjare urged all stakeholders to set aside their differences and work toward a more stable and mutually beneficial trading environment.

She cautioned that a prolonged disruption in onion trade would negatively affect farmers, traders, transport operators and consumers in both Ghana and Nigeria.

Click to read more: https://opemsuo.com/author/hajara-fuseini/