The CEO of COCOBOD has accused former President Mahama of initiating the construction of a 'needless guest house' from COCOBOD account in Bole.
According to Joseph Boahen Aidoo, the guest house was built in John Mahama’s hometown, Bole for his personal comfort while in office.
NDC MPs accused the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) of shortchanging farmers by refusing to increase the cocoa producer price.
NDC MP, Sampson Ahi, said before exiting power in January 2017, the NDC left more than $400 million in revenue from cocoa.
They also argued that the foundation laid by the past NDC government was good enough for an increase in the producer price from the current ¢475 per bag to a higher one.
However, addressing Journalist at a press conference to respond to allegations of mismanagement of COCOBOD by the Minority in Parliament, Boahen Aidoo, said the immediate past administration of COCOBOD led by Stephen Opuni, rather misappropriated millions of cocoa funds on frivolous activities.
“The penchant to syphon funds through inflated contracts was rampant in the NDC-Opuni administration through ill-conceived construction contracts in the cocoa sector. These contracts were awarded without proper value for money analysis, bringing into question the motive for the contract, for instance, to construct a guest house at Bole in the Northern Region, which was needless at the time it was awarded. President John Mahama was said to have influenced the awarding to enable him to enjoy a comfortable holiday during his visit to his constituency,†he said.
The CEO also revealed that the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) is currently investigating all financial malfeasance during the tenure of former CEO Dr Stephen Opuni.
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