President Nana Akufo-Addo is threatening to crack the whip on any person or group of persons found to be engaged in smuggling government\u2019s subsidized fertilizer.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”BOImsyaQyXoc0uSUQf4YYZLwr5pnYrop”]Speaking at a meeting with the Upper East Regional House of Chiefs in Bolgatanga, President Akufo-Addo said \u201cI need your help to keep an eye out and coorperate with the law enforcement agencies to stop the smuggling.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201c\u2026those who are responsible for this smuggling, we are going to have the law deal with them appropriately\u2026we won\u2019t allow a few people to spoil a good thing for the majority of us,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Peasant Farmers inaugurate watchdog c\u2019ttee to curb fertilizer smuggling<\/strong><\/p>\n There have been several complaints of smuggling of subsidized fertilizer in various parts of the country.<\/p>\n For this reason, the Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) in May 2017, inaugurated fertilizer security watchdog committees<\/strong><\/a><\/span> in all border towns across the country to help curb the menace.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n By: Godwin Akweiteh Allotey\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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