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Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has warned that Parliament will take decisive action to ensure cocoa farmers receive their rightful payments from the government.
Speaking during the NPP Thanksgiving Service on Sunday, following the election of Dr Mahamudu Bawumia as the party’s flagbearer, Mr. Afenyo-Markin expressed concern over delays in payments to cocoa farmers, despite recent government reforms aimed at supporting the sector.
“What I want the NPP to tell the NDC government is that it isn’t about the big English spoken in Accra, on social media, or by CSOs. Cocoa farmers want their money. Pay them their monies,” he said.
He stressed that the situation is causing significant financial losses for farmers, noting that “every cocoa farmer is losing 10 million cedis per bag. That is the issue at hand.”
The Minority Leader added that Parliament would be closely monitoring the issue this week and would hold the government accountable. “In this regard, this week, Parliament will be hot. They’d pay cocoa farmers their money,” he asserted.
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