The Ghana Cocoa Board has refuted allegations of money laundering, nepotism and corruption brought against it in a document purportedly compiled by the Financial Intelligence Centre, Ghana.
In the said document circulating on social media, COCOBOD was cited in some acts of corruption and nepotism in awarding a contract through sole sourcing.
Responding to the allegations in a statement sighted by PLAN B FM, COCOBOD strongly branded such accusations as false and unfounded.
In an effort to explain the issue of sole-sourcing of the contract, COCOBOD explained in the statement that Agri-Plus Horizon Farms Limited is the company that holds the CRIG certificate for the product they need thus, “approval was sought from the Public Procurement Authority to procure the product amongst others through the sole sourcing method for COCOBOD’s operations.”
Reacting to allegations of nepotism, COCOBOD stated that the suspicion that the decision by COCOBOD to sole source the contract of Agri- Plus may have been founded on the grounds of nepotism is completely baseless and untrue.
The statement read “The Chief Executive of Ghana Cocoa Board, Hon Joseph Boahen Aidoo is not in any way related to Joseph Seth Aidoo Junior mentioned in the document in relation to Agri-Plus Limited. The said Joseph Seth Aidoo Junior is neither a son of Joseph Boahen Aidoo nor are they related in any way,” the statement dated November 17, 2020, read in part.
In concluding the statement, the Ghana Cocoa Board urged the public to ignore allegations contained in the said document circulating on social media.
BELOW IS THE STATEMENT
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