Some members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Hohoe Constituency of the Volta Region, led by some executives and the police, have intercepted 128 bags of 50 kilogrammes NPK 20-10-10 fertilisers.
The bags intercepted at a farm house located at Gbi Akplamafu, about 20 minutes’ drive off the Hohoe to Alavanyo road also included 18 bags of maize seedlings.
Mr Newton Darkey, Hohoe Constituency Chairman, NDC said the Party had been monitoring activities of the Hohoe Municipal Chief Executive, Mr Francis Fiakpui and the Party following the change of government.
He said several tip offs indicated that some bags of fertilisers belonging to the state were been placed at hideouts within the Constituency.
Mr Darkey said one of the tip offs led the Party to the farm house which was a property of a family member of the outgone MCE, Mr Fiakpui.
He asked the police and the National Investigation Bureau to open a full scale investigation to unravel circumstances leading to the deposit of the large quantities of the intercepted goods.
Mr Darkey appealed to constituents who had knowledge of looted items to speak up to enable the recovery of such items which belonged to citizens and taxpayers.
Mr Frank Smart Hodogbey, a farmer, described the interception as a sad development.
He said the cost of fertiliser in the market was high yet farmers were being denied access to government property that could help them increase yields.
Mr Hodogbey called on government and the security agencies to investigate matters of fertilisers being hoarded nationwide and culprits brought to book.
Master Boni Abu, Caretaker of the farm house, told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) that the room where the fertilisers were kept was not under his care.
He said as a herdsman, he hardly stayed home although admitting that he was aware cars visited the place with goods which he got to know that were fertilisers during the interception.
The police had since taken him to the police station to assist in investigations.
The GNA has also witnessed the discharge of the seized fertilisers loaded onto a KIA truck and three Nissan Pick-up vehicles at the Assembly warehouse at Gbi Avega.
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