{"id":115652,"date":"2026-02-16T17:26:54","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T17:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=115652"},"modified":"2026-02-16T17:26:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T17:26:54","slug":"minority-alleges-govt-plot-to-divert-attention-from-cocoa-price-cut-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=115652","title":{"rendered":"Minority alleges gov\u2019t plot to divert attention from cocoa price cut debate"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Minority has alleged a grand government scheme aimed at diverting public attention and debate from the boiling cocoa price cut issue.<\/p>\n

The row follows the announcement of a reduction of more than GHs1,000 in the price of a bag of cocoa, a decision attributed to the decline in international market prices.<\/p>\n

Addressing TESCON leaders in Parliament, the Minority Leader alleged that the government, under mounting pressure, is making desperate attempts to shift the Minority\u2019s focus away from the issue.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a matter that is giving the government sleepless nights, and the government is struggling. So the government is finding a way to divert attention,\u201d he told the gathering.<\/p>\n

According to him, there are deliberate attempts to draw members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) into discussions on unrelated controversies to dilute focus on the cocoa pricing issue.<\/p>\n

Afenyo-Markin, who previously served as majority leader, suggested that governments under intense scrutiny often resort to calculated strategies to manage political heat.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been a majority leader before, so I know that sometimes when you are hot, you must find a way of surviving,\u201d he said. \u201cBut sometimes our friends don\u2019t get it. You read everything and want to respond to everything. A government can even arrest somebody as a way of diverting attention.\u201d<\/p>\n