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The National Democratic Congress’ flagbearer John Mahama,has pointed out that the increment in cocoa price is to cover up the failures of the government in the cocoa sector and manipulate the voting decision of cocoa farmers.
“So the increment is because, election is near and government wants to use it to influence the vote of farmers,” he said while addressing separately at a durbar in Bonsu Nkwanta, Mafia and Boinzan in the Juaboso Constituency during his campaign tour in the Western North Region.
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Mr Mahama recalled the roads projects that has been abadoned by the recent government, and assured the residents that it will be accomplished when voted are back to power.
Continuing his speech, John Mahama said the NDC government when elected will re-introduce the yearly increment of producer price of cocoa to enable cocoa farmers benefit from their toil, adding bonuses on producer price of cocoa will be restored under the next NDC government.
He also made it known to the people,that when the NDC comes back to power, a pension scheme for cocoa farmers to take care of them upon their retirement,will be established.
Source: Ghanaarticles.com
