Business News of Tuesday, 3 February 2026Source: www.ghanaweb.comFormer Member of Parliament for Sefwi Wiawso, Dr Kwaku Afriyie, has called on the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) to apologise to cocoa farmers. “They should come clean and apologise to the cocoa farmers for deceiving us,” he said, adding that individuals such as Eric Opoku and Samson Ahi, who championed the cocoa price agenda, were aware it was merely a political posturing. Dr Afriyie argued that the promise to increase cocoa producer prices played a significant role in securing electoral victory for the NDC but has now created difficulties for farmers. Govt exploiting cocoa farmers - Dr Kwaku AfriyieCocoa pricing was a major campaign issue ahead of the 2024 elections, particularly in the Western, Ashanti, Eastern and Ahafo cocoa-growing regions. Dr Afriyie warned that post-election economic realities now clash with the campaign rhetoric.

Source: GhanaWeb February 04, 2026 01:22 UTC