Cocoa Farmers Accuse Government Of Akufo-Addo -For Diverting Constructions Of Cocoa Roads To Cities
Cocoa Farmers in the country have launched a blistering attack at the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for diverting construction of cocoa roads to the already developed cities in Ghana.
Freeman Koryekpor Awlesu Greater 
Cocoa Farmers in the country have launched a blistering attack at the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for diverting construction of cocoa roads to the already developed cities in Ghana.
The President for West Akyim Cooperative Cocoa Farmers and Marketing Union Limited, Mr Sampson Adu Essel, who raised an alarm over the issue stated categorically that they never understood why the cocoa roads are been constructed in the cities rather leaving coca producing area roads unconstructed.
According to him, it is important the government of Akufo-Addo to take a second critical look of this of their complains, lamenting that one of the serious challenges facing the cocoa farmers are bad road networks in the cocoa growing communities in Ghana.
Mr Essel made these statements on Saturday in Asamankese during their Annual General Meeting of West Akyim Cooperative Cocoa Farmers and Marketing Union Limited.
He complained bitterly that climate change is seriously affecting cocoa production in Ghana.
According to him, they experiencing these problems as a results of unlawful cutting down of trees which gives rain on time, destroying of river banks all in the name of illegal small scale mining activities puporlarly known as galamsey operations.
He said due to these unlawful activities in the country,cocoa production has reduced drastically.
He added another challenge cocoa farmers are facing is bad road network.
Mr Essel indicated that he doesn't understand why cocoa roads are been constructed in the city rather leaving coca producing area roads unconstructed.
He therefore urged the government to construct roads in cocoa production areas under cocoa roads to enable cocoa farmers transport their production to town without suffering.
Some of the cocoa Farmers also talked about how cocoa has helped them.
They urged their colleagues cocoa farmers to pay for the fertilizers government has given to them so that government can bring another to them on time.
