Ghana’s “Abochi” under scrutiny: Experts choose regulation over criminalisation
Calls are growing for the government to reconsider its approach to informal businesses such as black-market currency dealers and commercial motorbike operators.
Experts are therefore advocating regulation over criminalisation as a means to unlock economic potential.
Mr Kofi Yeboah, a Communication Lecturer at Wisconsin International University College and former General Secretary of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), has called for the regulation of black-market operators, popularly known as “Abochi”.
Speaking in an interview with the Ghana News Agency, Mr Yeboah argued that while some individuals hoard foreign currency without consequence, black-market dealers at least make foreign exchange accessible to the public.
“I don’t think we need to do a...