ACCRA, Nov 24 (Reuters) – Ghana told aid agencies on Wednesday to stop giving it poor quality goods after checks found large quantities of “relief goods” were either old or unfit for human consumption.
The Ministry of Trade and Industry directed non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and religious bodies to pay for the re-export of shoddy goods they brought into the country.
“The ministry wishes to warn NGOs, both local and foreign, not to use Ghana as a dumping ground for expired, unwholesome and non-efficacious products,” it said in a statement.
“Certainly Ghana is not a pauper nation and must be treated with respect and dignity by those who profess to be assisting in its welfare and development programmes,” it added.
