Name a policy that stimulated cocoa production under the NDC – Akufo- Addo to Mahama

General News of Thursday, July 25, 2019

Source: citinewsroom.com

2019-07-25

Nana President Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has asked former President John Dramani Mahama to name the policy put in place by his administration to boost cocoa production in the country.

Addressing a delegation of leaders at Daboase, in Wbada East District, in the west of the country, President Akufo-Addo said that the administration of former president Kufuor had recorded an increase in cocoa production of about 350,000 metric tons at the end of the year 2000 to 750,000 tons. end of 2008.

He also said cocoa production had dropped sharply, falling to 700,000 tonnes under former President John Mahama.

"President Mahama has managed to reach a production level of 1 million tonnes, yet by the end of his term he had fallen to barely 700,000 tonnes. Today, under my government, it has grown to 900,000 tons, and yet you (Mahama) go around, offering false solidarity to cocoa farmers, shedding crocodile tears in front of cocoa farmers, and you have done something to improve a lot of things. cocoa producers. These are crocodile tears, "said the president.

"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! "Underlined the President

Regarding the road sector, President Akufo-Addo said: "Whenever I travel across the country, the first thing Ghanaians complain about is the state of their roads, even if you (Mahama) declare having repaired these same roads. If you (Mahama) really repair the roads, why are Ghanaians constantly complaining about the state of their roads? "

"You (Mahama) did not tell the truth to the Ghanaians. You did not do the job you said you did. We are the ones doing the work, so give us space to do it, instead of boasting lies. "

For his part, the director general of COCOBOD noted that the administration of President Akufo-Addo had spent the first two years of his mandate to clear arrears inherited from the Mahama government.

"We took office and spent the first two years settling all the arrears inherited from the Mahama administration. The process of building cocoa roads is about to begin. The government has approved the payment of 3 billion GH ¢ for the construction of 350 cocoa production routes across the country. Secondary evacuation routes, that is, national roads, will also be built, "he added.