Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, the minister of food and agriculture, claims that farmers in the nation now adore him because of the changes he has brought about in the agricultural industry.
He claims that the reason why the farmers adore him is because of his leadership, the government has successfully addressed the majority of their problems.
The minister also stated that farmers all throughout Ghana now consider him as their savior in an interview with Hello FM.
Farmers are now my fun club; they are the ones I have worked for all over the country. If you go to every region, the farmers know that I am their messiah because I am the one who is making their work progress.
I recently went to the forest regions, and my interaction with the farmers revealed to me that they are very happy with my work because of the investments the government has made for them.
When this government came to power, farmers were making all kinds of demands, and every time they made the demand, I made sure that they got what they were asking for. So, they are happy about the work I have for them. It got to a time where they were even singling my praises – if I was not doing my work well, they will not be praised
Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto said in Twi.
Some sections of the public have criticized the minister for the increases in food costs in Ghana.
They charge the minister with improperly carrying out the government’s Planting for Food and Jobs initiative, which they claim is to blame for the nation’s current food shortfall.
Others, such as Sulemana Braima, the Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa, have accused him of exaggerating Ghana’s levels of food production.
However, the minister has asserted that there is no food crisis in Ghana and that supply bottlenecks are to blame for the increases in food prices.
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