Former Presidential Staffer and New Patriotic Party (NPP) communicator,Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has criticised policy think tank IMANI Africa, accusing it of failing to hold the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) accountable since assuming office.
Aboagye also took issue with recent discussions surrounding the financial state of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), arguing that public commentary has focused excessively on past administrations while overlooking current challenges facing the cocoa sector.
In a detailed response to writer Kay Codjoe, Aboagye claimed that much of the debate has centred on financial decisions made before 2025, with little attention paid to developments under the current administration.
According to him, the pressing concerns should be the welfare of cocoa farmers, producer price adjustments, payment delays, and the management of revenue generated by COCOBOD in recent months.
Aboagye questioned what he described as a lack of scrutiny regarding funds reportedly received by COCOBOD in 2025, insisting that public discourse should prioritise present-day financial outcomes rather than historical explanations.
“The year the farmer price was cut. The year the farmers stopped being paid. The year GH¢39 billion walked into COCOBOD and the farmer never saw it leave,” Aboagye wrote.
He argued that these issues deserve greater public attention and should form the basis of any serious discussion about the state of the cocoa industry.
The former presidential staffer also directed criticism at IMANI Africa President Franklin Cudjoe and writer Kay Codjoe, both associated with the think tank, claiming their analyses had not sufficiently addressed the concerns he raised.
According to Aboagye, organisations that position themselves as policy watchdogs should apply the same level of scrutiny to current officeholders as they did to previous governments.
The comments add to the growing debate over COCOBOD’s financial management and the broader challenges confronting Ghana’s cocoa sector, with stakeholders continuing to disagree over responsibility for the industry’s current difficulties.
As the discussion intensifies, calls for greater transparency and accountability in the management of the cocoa industry are expected to remain at the centre of national discourse.
Source By BigTimezGH