Wanting prosecution witness, Dr. Yaw Adu-Ampomah recoiled under cross-examination as he shied away from claims made during his evidence-in-chief that contracts between COCOBOD and Agricult Ghana Limited from 2014 to 2016 were investigated by a committee he headed. The witness who has been caught in some instances contradicting himself, especially on sole-sourcing, has been testifying against the former CEO of …
It has emerged in court that COCOBOD fast-tracked the certification of Cocoa Nti fertilizer because the company “invested heavily” and was also the farmers’ preference though they had not used it on their farms before. Although a witness of the state, Dr. Yaw Adu-Ampomah who made the revelation in court on Tuesday did not explain what kind of investment the …
Although there has been a noticeable increase in the consumption of cocoa in Ghana as a result of various cocoa consumption campaigns by the government, the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) and its stakeholders, the actual consumption level in Ghana is still only a small fraction of that of countries in Europe and other parts of the world. This means that …
Dr Yaw Adu- Ampomah, the third prosecution witness in the trial involving Dr Stephen Opuni and one Seidu Agongo, has said it was scientists at Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG), who recommend companies for the restrictive bidding. He said COCOBOD could not recommend companies for the bidding without the expert advice from the scientists at CRIG. Mr Samuel Cudjoe, …
The Attorney-General’s third witness in the trial of former Chief Executive of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr. Stephen Opuni, and businessman, Seidu Agongo and his company, Agricult Ghana Limited, has been boxed again into a tight corner, as his claim that the board, always advertised its procurement of agrochemical and fertilizers for competitive bidding, has been revealed as untrue. It …
There was drama in court when a special adviser to the Minister of Agriculture fumbled, for greater part of cross-examination, as he tried strenuously without much success to remember names of American NGOs he claimed he worked with between 2014 and 2016. Dr. Yaw Adu-Ampomah had in previous sitting told the Accra High Court presided over by Justice Clemence Honyenuga …
Details are emerging about how the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr. Stephen Opuni, who is on trial for causing financial loss to the state, allegedly purchased an untested liquid fertilizer during his tenure. A former Deputy Chief Executive of COCOBOD, Dr. Yaw Adu-Ampomah, told an Accra High Court that Dr. Opuni signed a …
The committee that investigated the missing documents in the trial of former COCOBOD Chief Executive, Dr. Stephen Kwabena Opuni and businessman, Seidu Agongo, concluded its work without finding the most ‘critical’ document. It is suspected that some elements at the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG) a division of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) deliberately removed the crucial documents …
Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has organized a training programme for its drivers at the Bunso Cocoa College in the Eastern region to equip them to be more professional in the discharge of their duties. The training programme was to build up the skills of the drivers to observe safety precautions and to learn new trends in the …
