John
Kumah, NPP Youth Activist, has expressed disappointment in President
John Dramani Mahama for assigning a new role to the former Food and
Drugs Authority (FDA) Chief Executive Dr. Stephen K. Opuni.
Dr. Stephen K. Opuni was appointed new Chief Executive of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD).
He replaces Anthony Fofie who commences his leave prior to the expiration of his contract at the end of the year.
But according to John Kumah, Dr. Opuni's appointment does not give hope to indigenous companies in the nation.
Speaking
to Peacefmonline.com, he expressed worry over his (Dr. Opuni’s) new
assignment, claiming that he has been frustrating Ghanaian businessmen.
He alluded to the feud between Tobinco Pharmaceuticals Limited and the
Food and Drugs Authority under the aegis of Dr. Opuni.
To him,
the cocoa sector is a sensitive sector which derives lots of benefits
for the nation and so, the caliber of persons such as Dr. Opuni may
affect the survival of the economy.
“I don’t see him doing better there because this is one man who has been frustrating Ghanaian companies.
“Clearly,
if you take such a man to an extremely sensitive industry like the
cocoa sector, look, the cocoa sector is extremely important to the
economic survival of this country. And I don’t see why President wants
to move a man like Dr. Opuni to COCOBOD. I was very disappointed with
that announcement,” John Kumah said.
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