Member of Parliament for Builsa South, Dr. Clement Apaak, has strongly criticized the government in light of reports alleging that a foreign company, MIGOP Mining Limited, has encroached upon 100 hectares of rehabilitated cocoa farms in Nkawie, Ashanti region.
Expressing his dismay, Dr. Apaak questioned the government’s silence regarding this issue. MIGOP Mining Limited is reportedly engaging in mining exploration and development activities across five cocoa communities in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality.
These farms, rehabilitated by the Ghana Cocoa Board following an outbreak of Cocoa Swollen Shoot Virus Disease, are now allegedly under the control of the company without proper authorization.
Dr. Apaak condemned the government’s lack of action, suggesting that their silence raises concerns about potential complicity in the matter.
In a tweet on X, he wrote “What kind of government allows a foreign-owned mining firm to hijack over 100ha of rehabilitated cocoa farms? Gov’t has been mute since this came to light. Doesn’t this suggest gov’t complicity? A sensible and sensitive gov’t should be protecting our farmers and our environment, not the opposite”.