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 group’s convener, Mr Samuel A. Clark, at a press conference recently held in Accra.
Mr Clark urged the President, the Chief of Staff, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs to engage the Nigerian government to safeguard the company’s investments and the 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 had 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 the Inspector-General of Police, helped restore calm. Operations resumed, he said, until fresh challenges emerged about three weeks ago.
Mr Clark alleged that officials of Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory Administration, 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 the intimidation of staff, residents, and customers.
He said the matter was already before an international arbitration panel and questioned the use of force while the dispute remained under judicial and arbitral consideration.
Mr 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.
Mr 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.
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