The Ghana COCOBOD's Deputy Chief Executive responsible for operations has refuted claims suggesting the organization's negligence. According to him, the company has different steps it takes before approving activities. His comment was prompted by the fact that the Ministry of Finance is in the process of forming a team to oversee the operations of the COCOBODDr Opoku said claims that COCOBOD has not been good with money are not correct. ''I don't have a lot to talk about. What I want to say is that if you look at the COCOBOD organization, someone from the Finance Ministry or the minister's assistant is part of the board. This means that the minister always represents. The Governor of Bank of Ghana is also part of the board. " Dr Opoku later stated that there are already government officials on COCOBOD's board. So, any accusation made against them is not true and has no basis. We work under a group led by someone chosen by the government, and the Minister of Finance is also one of the members of this group. We also have the Minister of Agriculture as a member of the board. In this situation, the deputy minister represents the minister. Therefore, I believe COCOBOD has not done anything wrong. We (COCOBOD) cannot spend any money without approval from the board and our supervisory minister. It is hard to believe when someone accuses us of being careless. Doctor Opoku said that COCOBOD had appeared before Parliament a few times, and he doesn't think they found anything wrong with COCOBOD. He also mentioned that COCOBOD has auditors who check our accounts and understand how COCOBOD operates.