General News of Saturday, 8 February 2020Source: GNAOpuni Trial: Witness names farmers who drank the liquid fertilizerFormer CEO of COCOBOD, Dr. Stephen Opuni FrimpongDr Yaw Adu-Ampomah, the third prosecution witness in the trial of Dr Stephen Opuni, the former CEO of COCOBOD and one other on Thursday mentioned names of some farmers, who drank the Lithovit Liquid Fertilizer. The counsel pointed to the witness that there were no user complaints on lithovit fertilizer from any Unit or Divisions of COCOBOD but the witness disagreed. The Counsel suggested to the witness that none of these individuals told him they drank the lithovit liquid fertilizer, but the witness disagreed, saying that was why he directed them to EOCO. Mr Nutsukpui asked the witness whether, from his experience as a scientist, urea could be drunk, and he answered in the negative. Counsel again asked the witness whether urea generate an offensive smell but the witness said urea smells like urine.

Source: GhanaWeb February 08, 2020 09:00 UTC