Former Minister for Food and Agriculture and Member of Parliament for Abetifi, Dr. Bryan Acheampong, has dismissed claims that he distributed government fertilisers to New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidates during the 2024 general elections.
Dr. Acheampong clarified that all fertilisers were channelled through the Ministry’s district agricultural offices for official distribution, not through political party structures.
The clarification followed a confrontation with the NPP’s 2024 parliamentary candidate for Ejura, Gifty Ndomah, during his campaign tour of the constituency.
Ms Ndomah had challenged the former Minister’s earlier comment, suggesting that fertilisers were allocated to parliamentary candidates for onward distribution but were allegedly hoarded or smuggled by some.
Speaking later at a campaign rally in Ejura as part of his bid ahead of the NPP’s forthcoming presidential primaries, Dr Acheampong described the claims as false and misleading.
He emphasised that fertilisers purchased with public funds could not be distributed through political candidates, as such an act would amount to the misuse of state resources.
“The government can’t distribute fertilisers from the Ministry of Food and Agriculture to your parliamentary candidate on the ticket of a political party. That’s not how government funds are used,” Dr Acheampong said.
“If that were the case, then during election periods, government funds would have been handed to our parliamentary candidates across the country, but that’s not how a country is governed,” he added.
Dr. Acheampong further explained that all fertilisers under the government’s agricultural initiatives were dispatched to the district level to ensure accountability and transparency in distribution.
“When the fertilisers are sent to the district, then during their distribution, as your party is in government, you can have an influence, but in terms of accountability and responsibility, it is not in your hands,” he clarified.
Source: Adomonline
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