The Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr Randy Abbey, has expressed anger over a large quantity of unused imported cocopeat left at a cocoa station in the Western North Region.

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During his three-day tour of cocoa-growing areas in the Western North and Western South regions, Dr Abbey visited the Sefwi Boako cocoa station, where he was shocked to find the abandoned farming material.

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Cocopeat, which is used in the cultivation of cocoa seedlings, had been left untouched at the facility even though the cocoa season is nearly over. The situation raised questions about why such materials were imported in the first place.

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In a video that has since gone viral, Dr Abbey confronted officials at the station and demanded answers.

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“Were you the one who said that you needed X number of bags before they brought them here?... You were just there, and they brought it.

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“So, it's not as if you needed and made a requisition… Did you make a requisition? So, you were just there, and they dumped it on you. And you obviously don't have need for it this year. You don't have need for it this year, do you?” he questioned.

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He continued, “So, these things would be here till next season… What kind of nonsense is this? Because when you did that report, you said you had done 90%. Exactly. So, why would they bring all these things here? Why do we import all these things? We're just importing things that we didn't need, and you come and dump these things here."

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Dr Abbey’s outburst has sparked public discussion about the need for better planning and accountability in the distribution of agricultural resources.

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Watch the video below:

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The CEO of COCOBOD, Dr. Randy Abbey fumes after discovering a large amount of imported cocopeat abandoned at the Sewhi Boako cocoa station in the sewhi Wiaso Municipality of the Western North Region. pic.twitter.com/66BCkG7Ovz— SIKAOFFICIAL🦍 (@SIKAOFFICIAL1) April 24, 2025

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