The Minority in Parliament is on a mission to hold the government accountable over the recent cocoa price cut.
Isaac Yaw Opoku, MP for Offinso South, says mismanagement has led to the price reduction, leaving farmers in dire straits.
He noted that despite making 40 billion cedis in the 2025 cocoa year, the government has failed to pay the farmers.
“Why have you failed to pay cocoa farmers after clocking 40 billion cedis in 2025?” Hon Opoku questioned, highlighting the government’s shortcomings.
He said this when the Minority in Parliament toured cocoa farms in the Ashanti Region to engage farmers on recent problems in the sector.
The team, led by the Minority Chief Whip Frank Annoh-Dompreh, was joined by the MP for Asokwa, Patricia Appiagyei, MP for Atwima Nwabiagya North Frank Yeboah, MP for Atwima Mponua, Seth Osei Akoto, MP for Bosome Freho Nana Asafo-Adjei Ayeh, among others.
Opoku, addressing farmers at Bosome Freho on Monday, March 16, 2026, was also critical of the sack shortage and cocoa buyers’ refusal to purchase cocoa, further squeezing farmers.
The NPP MP attributes the price cut to poor forward sales, saying the government’s failure to sell cocoa forward has led to the reduction.
“NDC failure to sell cocoa forward, poor management,” he emphasised.
The Minority’s visit to cocoa farmers aims to highlight the government’s neglect and push for better prices.
Farmers are demanding answers and relief. As Hon Opoku puts it, “The government must explain why they are failing to pay us.”
