The Board Chairman of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Hackman Owusu-Agyeman, has said the agitations by staff for his removal is largely because he has been very strong on reforming the the state-owned cocoa firm.
According to him, the workers who are opposing his transformational agenda due to their desire not change their attitudes want him removed.
During the May Day celebrations in Kumasi, a section of Cocobod workers wielded placards calling for the Board Chair’s removal.
They accused Mr Owusu-Agyeman of usurping the authority of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Joseph Boahen Aidoo. Besides, the workers say Mr Owusu-Agyeman does not listen to their concerns and does not have their interest at heart.
But in a reaction to the various allegations against him, Mr Owusu-Agyeman told Accra-based Citi FM that COCOBOD workers have been “spoilt” in the past years, which according to him, explains for the reason why the firm is in crisis.
“This is part of an entrenched mindset of the people who have worked with COCOBOD and I think COCOBOD is in crisis.
“There is a debt overhung of GHS1.9billion and normally when a business goes into such level of crisis, it either folds up or cuts the number of staff dramatically so that it can survive… But we are not cutting off anybody.
“We are trying to ask them to be more efficient because they have been spoilt over the years.
“These COCOBOD officers believe the world belongs to them. I believe sincerely the farmers who toil and sweat, if there is any benefit, must come to them.”
Source: kasapafmonline.com
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Ghanaians are too lazy
Hackman how old are you? You still working instead of you to stay home now Hackman, you still working in cocobod , how much is your salary at cocobod reduce your salary first and stop the unnecessary meetings and allow the CEO to do his job a word to a wise.
Let me ask Hackman this question: Mr Hackman please is the staff money belongs to you ? If the staff says they need their money why do you allow it ? Or you still have interest in it ? They said 3 yrs now no increments has been done . Please Hackman with this your bad attitude you it can affect the N P P coming elections? This is what Opuni did at cocobod and loses the election . The money belongs to them and they said they need it please give it to them
They must note that politics is a timeline position.
***barred word*** man,how much is your salary? Cut your salary then.Everything is a mess under your government.Even Ghana under Akufo Addo is owing and still borrowing.
I support with the staff, Hackman must "GO" He is very divisive and vindictive, he orchestrated the break away of the New Juaben Municipality and thought his people from Effiduase can head the Koforidua Municipal and the New Juaben North. He is full of himself and think he is above everyone he must "GO". Koforidua should be managed by an indigene 'PERIOD'
Gud Job Hackman
This is TYPICA Hackman!! Always jealous and ***barred word*** of his own subordinates!!
COCOBOD has such a huge debt overhung and the NDC were paying Dr. Opuni 75,000 cedis?
Charles Wayo, hahahahaha! Everybody knew John mahama before Prof. Mills picked him, he wasn't the right person for the professor but because of Northern and Zongo votes he copied from the NPP who have it in their books one southerner and one Northerner to match their candidates, hence this one who is the most disastrous Ghana has ever had. If not Prof. Mills an Akan who gave him the chance how would he become a president of Ghana to ste*l our resources? Don't bring in John mahama at all, because first of all he wasn't elected before he went to the presidency but selected something even Akando could have been selected, something even Kwaku Boahen could have been selected so his presidency isn't a big deal at all, he got it through somebody's death, awu nyadzi aa! He wasn't rich already before he was picked he stole from the state to be wealthy. Give us a break! John mahama was at the front desk of the Japanese embassy before he entered into politics so just imagine that ! so who was he before? Give us a big brrrrrrreak! We remember everything !