14
Sep
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) and its leader John Dramani Mahama, according to the New Patriotic Party (NPP), lack the moral authority to contest the recent increase in the price of cocoa or to level baseless accusations that the government has underpaid cocoa farmers. The Akufo-Addo government, claims the party, has demonstrated unprecedented commitment to the well-being of the cocoa farmers and will continue to do so for a sustainable cocoa sector. Akufo-Addo’s achievements include the highest cocoa producer price in 50 years, the Cocoa Farmers’ Pension Scheme, novel Living Income Differential (LID), rehabilitation of disease-infested cocoa farms, and other…