Agriculture

Agric officer arrested over missing GHC946,000 worth of Planting and Food and Jobs fertilizer

Police at Goaso in the Ahafo Region have arrested the Asunafo North Municipal Director of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA), Eric Aduamah, over missing 14,500 bags of fertilizer meant for farmers under the Planting for Food and Jobs.

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture embarked on special auditing of the Planting for Food and Jobs fertilizer supplied to the various districts, Municipal and Regional offices of MOFA in the northern regions.

Mr. Aduamah, allegedly could not account or produce names of beneficiaries farmers of the fertilizer amounting to some GH¢946,000.

The Head of the Special Audit on planting for Food and Jobs, Baffour Amo Kofi II, subsequently reported the case to Goaso Divisional Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for his arrest for further investigations.

The Goaso Divisional Crime Officer, Florence Sackey Clark has so far confirmed the arrest but declined to give details.

 

Source: citibusinessnews.com

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