Franklin Cudjoe of IMANI Africa has indicated that Ghana could have negotiated for the reduction of the 15% tariff imposed on Ghana.
He believes that the Trump administration’s reversal of Ghana’s visa restriction is tied to Ghana’s decision to accept West African deportees from America.
Therefore, the leadership of the country could have better negotiated for the reduction of the 15% tariff imposed on Ghana rather than reversal of Visa Restriction.
In a Facebook post expressing this position he said such a feat must in no way be celebrated on social media especially because Ghanaians have enjoyed it in the past.
He said “Frankly, my brother Honourable Okudzeto, I wish this had not been posted and celebrated. We had this already. Yes, l know the Trump administration threatened visa restrictions, but we could have negotiated for more, perhaps a good reduction of the 15% tariff imposed on Ghana.
Knowing that Trump is a deal maker on almost everything and given our President’s daring , audaciously great speech on Gaza, we should not be settling for this visa pittance. Is this all we got from taking in our deportee West African neighbours? Anyways”.
