The Concerned Citizens of Ghana, a non-profit organisation, has called on the Ghanaian President, John Dramani Mahama, to intervene to protect Jonah Capital, a Ghanaian-owned company operating in Nigeria, over what it described as persistent harassment by some Nigerian authorities.
The appeal was made by the Convener of the group, Samuel A. Clark, in Accra, the capital of Ghana, at a news conference.
Clark urged the President, his Chief of Staff, and Minister of Foreign Affairs to engage the Nigerian Government to safeguard the company’s investments and welfare of Ghanaians working in Nigeria.
This engagement, he opines, will further safeguard other Ghanaian businesses and foreign firms from being unnecessarily targeted.
He said Jonah Capital had operated legally in Nigeria for several years and maintained normal operations until recent developments.
According to him, the company faced challenges in 2025, but intervention by the Nigerian Government, including President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Inspector-General of Police, helped restore calm.
Operations resumed, he said, until fresh challenges emerged about three weeks ago.
Clark alleged that officials of Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), accompanied by armed security personnel, entered the company’s flagship investment, the River Park Estate, in Abuja.
He claimed the action led to the destruction of property and intimidation of staff, residents, and customers.
He said the matter was already before an international arbitration panel, questioning the use of force while the dispute remained under judicial and arbitral consideration.
Clark further claimed that Nigeria’s Attorney-General had earlier reviewed allegations of forgery against officials of Jonah Capital and found no basis for prosecution.
According to him, the Attorney-General subsequently directed the withdrawal of the criminal case, which was struck out by a High Court in Abuja in January this year.
He expressed concern that despite the court’s decision, the company had again come under pressure, this time from another arm of the Nigerian Government.
He alleged that armed men had entered sections of River Park Estate, including the Gallery Clubhouse, and damaged company assets.
He also claimed there had been attempts to unlawfully alter the company’s shareholding structure, and that reported cases of assault, intimidation, and destruction of property at the estate had not been investigated.
Clark contrasted the situation with the treatment of Nigerian businesses in Ghana, noting that several Nigerian-owned banks and companies continued to operate freely and repatriate their profits without interference.
He cited Ghana’s response to the 2020 demolition of a building on the premises of the Nigerian High Commission in Accra as an example of the country’s commitment to protecting foreign investments.
