NDC to establish more cocoa clinics – Eric Opoku

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Asunafo South, Hon. Eric Opoku, says the next NDC government would establish cocoa clinics in all cocoa-growing regional capitals across the country.

Hon. Opoku gave the assurance on Sunday when the vice presidential candidate of the NDC, Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, embarked on a campaign tour at Norberkow, a cocoa-growing community at Asunafo South as part of her campaign tour of the Ahafo Region. Hon. Opoku says it is not good enough that Cocoa Clinic is mainly located in Accra.

“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”, he said.

Hon. Opoku also mentioned that the next NDC government would put cocoa farmers and their families on a free National Health Insurance scheme.

He said 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 said.

Hon. 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.

The Asunafo South Member of Parliament said the next NDC government would also bring back the free fertilizer policy.

Hon. Opoku therefore urged 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.