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GOVERNMENT'S COCOA PRICE REDUCTION PLAN MET WITH RESISTANCE FROM MINORITY. Ranking Member on Parliament’s Food and Agriculture Committee and MP for Offinso South, Dr. Isaac Y GOLDBOD SCANDAL ROCKS GHANA: MINORITY DEMANDS ACCOUNTABILITY OVER $214M LOSS The Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has raised serious concerns over a re Ahanta Language (Ayinda) Orthography Approved for Teaching in Schools. The Ahanta Language (Ayinda) orthography has been officially approved as part of the Ghanaian languag

GOVERNMENT'S COCOA PRICE REDUCTION PLAN MET WITH RESISTANCE FROM MINORITY. Ranking Member on Parliament’s Food and Agriculture Committee and MP for Offinso South, Dr. Isaac Y GOLDBOD SCANDAL ROCKS GHANA: MINORITY DEMANDS ACCOUNTABILITY OVER $214M LOSS The Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has raised serious concerns over a re Ahanta Language (Ayinda) Orthography Approved for Teaching in Schools. The Ahanta Language (Ayinda) orthography has been officially approved as part of the Ghanaian languag

GOVERNMENT'S COCOA PRICE REDUCTION PLAN MET WITH RESISTANCE FROM MINORITY. Ranking Member on Parliament’s Food and Agriculture Committee and MP for Offinso South, Dr. Isaac Y

GOVERNMENT'S COCOA PRICE REDUCTION PLAN MET WITH RESISTANCE FROM MINORITY. Ranking Member on Parliament’s Food and Agriculture Committee and MP for Offinso South, Dr. Isaac Yaw Opoku, has expressed strong opposition to report that the government is planning to reduce the prices of cocoa again which is not acceptable. According to him, government has to kill everyone including farmers before that move to reduce the prices of cocoa will happen today or tomorrow. Dr. Opoku further accused the government of failing to fulfil its campaign promises to cocoa farmers. He said the government only managed to pay a bag of cocoa at cost of Ghc3,625 instead of Ghc6,000 as promised during 2024 campaigns season. He charged all cocoa farmers to reject the move by the government to further reduce cocoa prices from Ghc3,625 instead of Ghc6,000 as promised. Speaking during “Holding Government to Account: A Year of Responsible Minority Scrutiny in Ghana’s 9th Parliament” organized by the Minori

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GOVERNMENT'S COCOA PRICE REDUCTION PLAN MET WITH RESISTANCE FROM MINORITY.

Ranking Member on Parliament’s Food and Agriculture Committee and MP for Offinso South, Dr. Isaac Yaw Opoku, has expressed strong opposition to report that the government is planning to reduce the prices of cocoa again which is not acceptable.

According to him, government has to kill everyone including farmers before that move to reduce the prices of cocoa will happen today or tomorrow.

Dr. Opoku further accused the government of failing to fulfil its campaign promises to cocoa farmers.

He said the government only managed to pay a bag of cocoa at cost of Ghc3,625 instead of

Ghc6,000 as promised during 2024 campaigns season.

He charged all cocoa farmers to reject the move by the government to further reduce cocoa prices from Ghc3,625 instead of Ghc6,000 as promised.

Speaking during “Holding Government to Account: A Year of Responsible Minority Scrutiny in Ghana’s 9th Parliament” organized by the Minority Caucus of Parliament, Offinso South MP added that , Mahama led government has deceived famers in the country after promised to increase a bag of cocoa to Ghc6,000 cedis during 2024 campaign season.

The Offinso South legislature slammed the government for poor cocoa prices has contributed to many farmers failing to celebrate Christmas festive.

Dr. Isaac Yaw Opoku blamed Food and Agriculture Minister, Eric Opoku for politicizing cocoa prices during 2024 elections and has done opposite of his promises after winning 2024 general elections.

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