The general secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress, NDC, Johnson Asiedu Nketia has accused the Akuffo-Addo led New Patriotic Party, NPP government of fixing a low cocoa producer price for the past three years.
He said the low producer price of a bag was a direct result of the fact that the gross proceed from cocoa export were riddled with fraud and corruption perpetrated by the ruling NPP government.
He was speaking during a courtesy call on the chiefs and people of Adiemra Near Nkrakwanta in the Dormaa West District of the Bono Region.
According to Johnson Asiedu Nketia, the NPP government has increased the cocoa production price within the last three years only Forty Ghana cedis (Ghc40) and two months to elections the government has increased the price to 660 Ghana cedis.
The General Secretary, aka General Mosquito described it as cheating and fraudulent act to the farmers.
He mentioned that fertilizers which were free for farmers, now the Akuffo-Addo administration is selling to them.
Story By: Reuben Akwasi Oliver, Bono Region
