Describing such acts as inimical to the growth of the agricultural sector, the President asked the necessary agencies to deal ruthlessly with anyone caught in the act.

[contextly_sidebar id=”BOImsyaQyXoc0uSUQf4YYZLwr5pnYrop”]Speaking at a meeting with the Upper East Regional House of Chiefs in Bolgatanga, President Akufo-Addo said “I need your help to keep an eye out and coorperate with the law enforcement agencies to stop the smuggling.”

“…those who are responsible for this smuggling, we are going to have the law deal with them appropriately…we won’t allow a few people to spoil a good thing for the majority of us,” he added.

Peasant Farmers inaugurate watchdog c’ttee to curb fertilizer smuggling

There have been several complaints of smuggling of subsidized fertilizer in various parts of the country.

For this reason, the Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) in May 2017, inaugurated fertilizer security watchdog committees in all border towns across the country to help curb the menace.

The fertilizer watchdog committees have been tasked to monitor the movement of subsidized fertilizers across neighboring countries, and report such perpetrators to the security agencies for arrest and prosecution.

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The new directive is due to the increasing wage bill of government.

The Chief Executive Officer of the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, Dr. Daniel Asare disclosed this to Citi News’ Central Regional correspondent, Kwamina Bamfo-Agyei.

This follows an announcement from the Ministry of Finance that any public sector worker who has not been paid over a period of time will only be paid three months salary arrears.

But Dr. Asare clarified that health workers will not be affected by the three months back pay directive.

In a related development, the Central Regional Minister Ebenezer Tey Addo has directed that the Teaching Hospital to create a Kidney Fund that can assist patients who suffering from kidney problems.

Mr. Addo gave this directive when he embarked on a familiarization tour of the Teaching Hospital.

The hospital authorities complained of acute water shortage in the hospital coupled with unavailable accommodation facilities.

They therefore appealed to the Minister to assist the hospital in solving the challenges affecting them.

By: Kwamina Bamfo-Agyei/citifmonline.com/Ghana

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