Source: tntnewspapergh.com

The Ashanti Regional Organiser for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Francis Adomako, who is popularly known as Francois in the political space, has criticised President John Dramani Mahama for failing to honour his electoral promise to cocoa farmers.

According to him, the current Agric Minister,Mr.Eric Opoku,who was then the Minority spokesperson for Agriculture,the current Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, who was the then ranking member of finance in the run-up to 2024 general election, among other National Democratic Congress (NDC) leading members, told cocoa farmers that the NDC, led by President Mahama, would pay them (cocoa farmers) GH¢6,000 per a bag of cocoa.

Dr.Francis Adomako aka Francois

As a result, the farmers voted for Mr Mahama massively, hoping he would fulfil his promise of paying GH¢6,000 per a bag of cocoa instead of the GH¢3,228 new price – a difference of GH¢ 1,228 from what he came to meet.

Francois, who is also
the Ashanti Regional New Patriotic Party (NPP) Secretary hopeful, made the comments on Monday, 4th August 2025, shortly after the public announcement of the new producer price of cocoa.

Francois, who doubles as the Dean of all Regional Organisers, cautioned Ghanaians, especially cocoa farmers, not to trust President Mahama and the NDC government, saying ,”All the things they promised they (NDC) promised to do for Ghanaians have not come to pass.”

He recalled that President Mahama and some leading NDC members
were very vocal about how much they thought cocoa farmers were supposed to be given for a bag of cocoa in the lead up to the 2024 political campaign season. “Now, the reality has dawned on them,” he added.

He said NDC members asked cocoa farmers to entrust the governance of the country into the hands of Mr Mahama and the NDC so as to be paid what they deserved for their cocoa.

“Now, the farmers have voted for you massively, hoping that you would fulfil your promise of paying GH¢6,000 per bag of cocoa, but you turned round to give them GH¢ 3,228,” he indicated.

“A bag of cocoa, before you (Mahama) came to office was GH¢3,100. This was the price you rejected during the campaign and gave them the juicy promise of paying GH¢6,000,” he said.

“Why did you announce a new cocoa price of GH¢3,223 starting from August 7, 2025 instead of the GH¢6,000 you promised? ” he asked rhetorically.

Francois is, therefore, calling on President Mahama, Dr. Ato Forson, Mr. Eric Opoku, the Minister of Food and Agriculture, and others to be bold enough and come out and apologise to Ghanaians, especially cocoa farmers.