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Minority Slams Government Over “Sakawa” Cocoa Price, Accuses Leaders of Betraying Farmers

6Aug

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Minority Slams Government Over “Sakawa” Cocoa Price, Accuses Leaders of Betraying Farmers

The Minority Caucus Committee on Food, Agriculture, and Cocoa Affairs has launched a scathing attack on the government following the announcement of the producer price of cocoa for the 2025/2026 season, describing it as a “stab in the back” of hardworking Ghanaian cocoa farmers. In a press conference held this morning, members of the Minority expressed outrage over what they called a “ridiculously low” farm gate price of GH¢1,228.75 per 64kg bag, recently announced by the government. The new price represents a mere 4.2% increase over the current price of GH¢1,180.00, a move the Minority described as deeply disappointing and unfair to cocoa farmers. “Our hardworking farmers deserve better than this ‘Sakawa’ price,” the Minority fumed. Unfulfilled Promises and Broken Trust The Mi...

Minority Caucus demands deserving, fair cocoa producer price for farmers

30Jul

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Minority Caucus demands deserving, fair cocoa producer price for farmers  

The Minority Caucus in Parliament has called on the government to set a deserving and fair producer price for cocoa farmers in the country. According to Dr Isaac Yaw Opoku, a Ranking Member on the Food, Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs Committee: “the minority caucus is concerned about the continuous deception of the government on cocoa pricing issues”. “We demand that our farmers are paid fair producer price when the new crop season opens in August,” Dr Opoku, also the Member of Parliament (MP) for Offinso South, stated when he addressed cocoa farmers at Akrodie in the Asunafo North Municipality of the Ahafo Region. Dr Opoku explained that the Caucus was in the area to interact with the cocoa farmers, identify and help tackle emerging challenges confronting them. He said it was unfortuna...

Choose unity over evil – Afenyo-Markin urges NPP delegates

19Jul

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Choose unity over evil – Afenyo-Markin urges NPP delegates

Mr Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the Minority Leader, has called for unity within the New Patriotic Party (NPP), urging delegates to put aside personal ambition, internal rifts, and bitterness in order to rebuild the Party for victory in the 2028 general election. Addressing thousands of party faithful at the University of Ghana Stadium during the NPP’s Annual Delegates Conference on Saturday, Mr Afenyo-Markin said the Party stood at a critical juncture, a moment not of despair, but of renewal and rededication. “It is time to choose unity over evil, and party over self. If we fight one another, we will fall together. But if we fight for one another, we shall rise together,” he said. The Minority Leader admitted the Party had made mistakes and suffered internal divisions that contribute...

19Jul

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NPP poised for comeback – Afenyo-Markin

Mr. Alexander Afenyo-Markin, Minority Leader, says the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has only stumbled, not been defeated, and is preparing for a strong comeback. Addressing the NPP’s Annual Delegates Conference at the University of Ghana Stadium on Saturday, he urged members to shed despair, embrace renewal, and reclaim the party’s legacy through unity, discipline, and shared purpose. “We shall rise again. The elephant has only stumbled. It has not been defeated,”he declared. Mr. Afenyo-Markin emphasised the vital role of the youth and Tertiary Students Confederacy (TESCON) in the party’s revival, encouraging them to stay grounded in party values and to engage respectfully with elders. “You, the youth, are not just the future of this Party—you are its energy, its voice, and its co...

Minority Caucus Condemns Acts of Lawlessness in Ablekuma North Rerun Election

11Jul

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Minority Caucus Condemns Acts of Lawlessness in Ablekuma North Rerun Election

The Minority Caucus in Parliament has strongly condemned a series of violent incidents and disruptions that marred the parliamentary rerun election in the Ablekuma North Constituency today. The rerun, held across 19 polling stations, was called following months of disputes stemming from the December 2024 General Elections. In a press statement signed by Minority Leader Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, the Caucus expressed grave concern over what it described as a pattern of lawlessness orchestrated by operatives of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), allegedly led by Malik Basintale, Deputy National Communications Officer, and Mustapha Gbande, Deputy General Secretary. The statement cited several incidents captured on video, which purportedly show NDC officials incitin...