President Mahama’s public promises to cocoa farmers before and after the 2024 elections have been reviewed by former Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu in an open letter.
“Let me be clear: we will honour our promise to pay our hard-working farmers 70% of the world market price of cocoa,” the President said in Juaboso on July 17, 2025.
On August 4, 2025, the government announced a price that was 70% of the average Gross FoB price, according to Amidu.
The decision to further raise the price on October 2, 2025, was then cited by him.
Amidu remarked, “Government cannot promise dignity and fair reward and later reduce the agreed price without consultation,”
“The farmers voted on the basis of these assurances.”
He maintained that the administration could not claim unexpected circumstances months later because it had complete information of economic estimates after taking office on January 7, 2025.
He declared, “You cannot seek electoral trust on firm undertakings and retreat when implementation becomes difficult.”
Source: newsthemegh.com