Member of Parliament (MP) for Asunafo South, Eric Opoku, has assured the people of Asunafo South that the next NDC government would establish cocoa clinics in all cocoa-growing regional capitals across the country.
According to him, “John Dramani Mahama is promising to change the narrative and he is going to build ultra modern cocoa clinics in all cocoa-growing regional capitals to serve the health needs of cocoa farmers and their families”.
Mr. Opoku emphasized that, the next NDC government would put cocoa farmers and their families on free National Health Insurance scheme.
He also promised that the next NDC government would also give cocoa farmers a good pension package, pointing out that the NPP government was taking advantage of cocoa farmers by taking two kilos of their produce all in the name of rolling out a pension scheme for the farmers.
“But John Dramani Mahama is promising to give cocoa farmers a good pension package and he is not going to take any kilo of cocoa from them as the NPP government is doing “, he added.
Mr. Opoku also disclosed that the next NDC government would pay a reasonable farm gate price to all cocoa farmers, saying that the current farm gate price being paid by the government is a rip-off.
He reiterated the NDC’s commitment in bringing back the free fertiliser policy.
He then urged all cocoa farmers to vote for NDC presidential candidate, Mr John Dramani Mahama, in the upcoming December 7 general elections to enable him implement his cocoa farmer friendly policies and improve the lot of farmers.