The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) 2024 parliamentary candidate for Ejura, Gifty Ndomah, has disputed the recent comments by former Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr Bryan Acheampong, suggesting that fertilisers given ahead of the 2024 general elections were either mismanaged or smuggled.
This was during Dr Acheampong’s campaign tour of the Ejura Constituency as part of his efforts to secure the NPP’s flagbearer position in the upcoming presidential primaries.
Ms. Ndomah, who appeared displeased with the remarks, is said to have challenged the former Minister’s statement and presented what she claimed was evidence to refute his account.
Responding to her concerns, Dr Acheampong, who also serves as the Member of Parliament for Abetifi, clarified that he did not personally handle the distribution of fertilisers to NPP parliamentary candidates during the 2024 elections.
He explained that the fertilisers in question were channelled through the Ministry’s district agricultural offices and not through any political structures.
“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 explained.
“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 added.
Source: Adomonline
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