Wontumi warns Mahama to stay away from "vodka" and learn from President Akufo-Addo | Policy

The regional president of the New Patriotic Party of Ashanti congratulated President Akufo-Addo for exposing the lies and dark picture that former President Mahama painted to cocoa farmers during his regional tour in the country. North west.

Mr. Bernard Antwi-Boasiako noted that the shameless position adopted by former President Mahama, even after he was exposed, was confusing and should not be encouraged.

He wondered if the former President could tour under the influence of "vodka", noting that "I am very surprised that he started the tour and that his only message is a lie. he is under the influence of vodka He must not even learn from great scholars like President Akufo-Addo Is politics a lie It must behave and stop trivializing serious problems related to the sector cocoa ".

Mr Antwi-Boasiako added that in response to President Akufo-Addo's challenge to Mr Mahama on the issue of cocoa production, he needed to come out and name a single policy that he had implemented under its regime to increase production.

The secretary of the NPP, better known as President Wontumi, said that "when it was an intellectual challenge, Mahama would never show up or speak. It was propaganda, he would be the first to speak ".

Following a statement by former President Mahama that he feels sad for Ghanaian cocoa farmers because the current government is not doing enough to help them, President Akufo-Addo has asked its predecessor to name a single policy that his government had put in place to boost cocoa production in Ghana.

Addressing a Chiefs Durbar in Daboase, West Wbada District of the Western Region, on Tuesday, July 23, 2019, President Akufo-Addo noted that President Kufuor's government had shifted cocoa production away Approximately 350,000 metric tons at the end of the year. 2000 to 750 000 tonnes by the end of 2008 and projected that Ghana would reach 1 million metric tons by 2010, a feat accomplished under the late President Mills.

President Akufo-Addo said that "President Mahama has managed to reach a production level of 1 million tons and that by the end of his term he had dropped just 700,000 tons.

Today, under my government, it has grown to 900,000 tons, and yet you (Mahama) offer false solidarity to cocoa farmers, shedding crocodile tears in front of cocoa farmers, and you did something to improve the lot of cocoa farmers. cocoa producers. These are crocodile tears, "said the president.

With the introduction of his government's policies, such as manual pollination, the mbad-size of cocoa trees using motorized secateurs, the early spraying of cocoa farms, motorized cutters to replace the new ones. use of machetes and driving irrigation systems for cocoa farms to ensure all year round. President Akufo-Addo challenged his predecessor.

"When the hon. J.B. Aidoo was speaking, he asked a policy of the previous NDC government to increase agricultural production and cocoa production. I want to hear what they will say to this challenge. We challenge them to tell us what they did to boost agricultural and cocoa production in Ghana. I can tell you the answer in advance: zero! Zero! Zero! "Stressed the president.