Salam Mustapha has expressed his shock over the National Democratic Congress' promise to increase cocoa price to GHC2,800.
The National Democratic Congress has played down President Akufo-Addo's promise to increase cocoa producer price per bag to GHC1,308 for the new cocoa season.
This represents a 63.6% upward adjustment of the farm gate price of cocoa beans.
But according to the NDC, they would have increased the price to GHC2,800 instead of the amount quoted by the President.
“As we speak now, cocoa prices have seen the biggest increment since 1977, so it is your season to make a profit. If NDC were to be in government, we would have a bag of cocoa at GH¢2,500 and add a premium of GH¢300. So you would have received GH¢2,800 per bag,” Minority Leader, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson said at a conference with cocoa farmers at Dadiesoaba in the Ahafo Region.
“The Akufo-Addo/Bawumia/NPP government has once again shortchanged Ghanaian cocoa farmers. The announced increment in the farmgate price of cocoa to GH₵1,308 is a total rip-off as cocoa farmers will continue to remain worse off than they were seven (7) years ago under the NDC/Mahama government. The Spot Price of cocoa on the international market has surged to a record high of about $3,600 per metric ton as of 31st August 2023. This price is the highest since 1977- that is, in the last 46 years,” former President John Mahama also made these remarks at Tepa in the Ashanti Region during the opening of the 2023/2024 cocoa season.
Speaking on Peace FM's "Kokrokoo" show Thursday morning, Salam Mustapha marveled at the NDC criticisms.
"Some of the things that the NDC does in this country, I think even the devil gets surprised...When you look at what they are capable of saying and doing, even the devil will not try it," he replied.
He lauded the President for bringing relief to cocoa farmers in the country stating "may history remember him kindly together with the COCOBOD, the leadership and the cocoa farmers".
Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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Those close to the devil are those who are stilo defending Akufo Addo's government but calling out John Mahama. How can you claim to hate corruption on one hand and love the mother serpent of corruption? The one whose evil machinery has eroded completely every good of this nation is this current NPP government. See how Ghana is dangerously being emptied on daily basis? When have you seen anything like this before? Because people have lost hope entirely in this nation and it's because of the unassuming and reckless corruption laden governance that we are seeing. Your level of greed is unbelievable , you hate Ghana so much, that you're even pushing Bawumia to come and continue this trend, repent!!!!
(P)NDC ruled Ghana for close to 30years with nothing to show us. These NDC people are very close to the devil. How much did you pay cocoa farmers when you were in power. Wicked people.
@Badnews, you are really a bad news. The guy is right about the NDC.
You are right buddy!!
So who is this guy to warrant these headlines? peacefmonline paaa, smh
Who is this guy. Am not sure he understands what ndc is saying. As for Peacefm, the least said about the better. Compare what they put out there and what other networks are saying. There is absolutely no analysis in their reportage. The whole setup is full of noise makers. No reasoning.