3 million to the state, said yesterday that a meeting Dr Opuni held with scientists of the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG) was mainly to discuss the exhibition of CRIG products in China and not the reduction of the testing period for fertilisers. But Dr Amoah, who is the first prosecution witness in the case, disagreed. He had earlier told the court that Dr Opuni, during his tenure as COCOBOD boss, ordered CRIG to reduce the testing period of fertilisers that would be used on cocoa farms. Cross-examinationDuring cross-examination yesterday, Mr Nutsukpui told Dr Amoah that the topic for discussion between Dr Opuni and the scientists was not the reduction of the testing period of fertilisers, a claim the witness refuted. Dr Amoah: I don't remember exactly but what I do remember is that the main purpose of the meeting was a discussion on testing of chemicals and fertilisers at CRIG.

Source: GhanaWeb October 13, 2018 10:30 UTC