Miracles Aboagye, spokesperson for NPP flagbearer Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, says the party will not abandon Ghana’s cocoa farmers and will address their concerns with a policy announcement. The comments come after Dr. Bawumia received a report from the minority committee led by Frank Annoh-Dompreh following their engagement with cocoa farmers.
Aboagye pointed to 2017 as evidence of the NPP’s commitment. When global cocoa prices fell, the NPP intervened to prevent price cuts at the farm gate, protecting farmers’ incomes.
“Today, as cocoa farmers cry out again, Dr. Bawumia has received the Minority’s committee report, which contains the feedback and recommendations from the cocoa farmers, and history is about to repeat itself,” Aboagye said on X.
Bawumia has referred the committee’s findings to the NPP Policy Committee on Agriculture and Food Security for review and recommendations. According to Aboagye, the party will announce policy solutions designed to improve farmers’ conditions.
“The cocoa farmer will not be abandoned. A policy announcement is coming. And it will bring smiles back to the faces of Ghana’s cocoa farmers,” he wrote.
