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(VIDEO): Agric minister was misundestood – Hon. Kennedy Osei
The minister for Agriculture Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto has been trolled on social media for suggesting the government has reduced prices of food and a bunch of plantain can be bought at as low as GHC3 to GHC5.
Deputy Minister of Agriculture Kennedy Osei Nyarko says some comments made by Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto by has been misconstrued.
“The hike in food prices, I think we all recognize that only four years ago, a bunch of plantains, you had to spend GHC40 but now with GHC3 to GHC6, you can get a bunch of plantains. It shows you clearly that we have come to reduce prices of food even in the major cities like Accra where there is substantial rushes in the markets. Most families who could not afford one meal a day can now afford three meals a day because food is so cheap and we will continue to ensure that planting for food and jobs will deliver even more food to areas of consumption to makes lives very easy for families in consuming areas,” the Minister noted.
But speaking on utv's Critical Issues program, Mr Osei Nyarko said it will be insensitive for the Minister to describe the prices as low when they are not.
“…he was taken out of context…he never said presently food prices are cheap; he wouldn't have said that. He was giving a general comment comparing food prices under the current regime to previous administrations. He would have been an insensitive person to make that statement,” he stated.
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