NPP urges Mahama to return Cocoa Board Bill to Parliament for wider consultation
The NPP urged President John Dramani Mahama to withhold his assent to the Ghana Cocoa Board Bill, 2026, and return it to Parliament for broader stakeholder consultation. This call was made by Dr Isaac Yaw Opoku at a press conference at the party's headquarters on Sunday, August 9, 2026. The party stated the Bill was passed hastily without adequate engagement with cocoa farmers, landowners, and other key stakeholders.
Dr Opoku noted the Bill seeks to repeal the Ghana Cocoa Board Law, 1984 (PNDC Law 81), and introduces major changes to the governance and regulation of the cocoa sector, including new governance arrangements, the establishment of a tribunal, and the creation of new offences. The Bill was laid before Parliament on July 28 and passed within the same week. The NPP also expressed concern over provisions restricting the destruction or uprooting of cocoa trees without prior authorisation.
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The NPP has called on President Mahama to return the Ghana Cocoa Board Bill, 2026, to Parliament for wider consultation. The party argues the bill
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