Ghanaians and Nigerians alike have been advised to desist from making inflammatory comments about each other as such statements could lead to reprisal attacks between the two countries.Speaking at a press conference in Accra on Wednesday, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, said that such inflammatory comments could jeopardise the peace and security of the two countries if not well managed.Mr Ablakwa's statement follows a statement made by a Nigerian national, who claimed to be an Igbo King in Ghana that sparked outrage among some Ghanaians, leading to a protests last weekend and captured in a viral video that circulated on social media.According to Mr Ablakwa, the said viral video had been condemned by Ghanaians living in Nigeria while the gentleman who made the statement had been reprimanded.In addition, Mr Ablakwa said that the gentleman had issued a public statement to apologise to President John Dramani Mahama, the government, and the citizenry for his conduct."Based on his conduct, he has demonstrated good faith that he's really, upon reflection apologetic and will not tread that any longer," Mr Ablakwa said.He said that Ghana was mindful of the historical and ethnic background that she shared with Nigeria and the good bilateral relationships that existed between the two countries despite the challenges that both countries had faced in the past."You remember the Aliens Compliance Order.
We saw a number of so-called foreigners being removed from Ghana.
And then you recall Ghana Must Go in 1983, where over one million Ghanaians were forced out of Nigeria," Mr Ablakwa recounted."Let remember what xenophobia did in South Africa.
We were the recipients, and a lot of Ghanaians and Nigerians were targeted.
