The Upper East Regional Communications Director of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Peter Ayinbisa Ayamga, has accused the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) of engaging in politically motivated distribution of fertilizers meant for farmers in the region.
Mr. Ayinbisa alleged that some Municipal and District Chief Executives (MDCEs), including the Bongo DCE, have diverted fertilizers to NDC loyalists, sidelining farmers who are not affiliated with the party. He described the situation as a clear case of “state resources being hijacked for partisan gain.”
Mr. Ayinbisa cautioned the Bolgatanga Constituency Secretary of the NDC, Isaac Ayemvoa, that his call for investigations into alleged fertilizer mismanagement under the former government could backfire on the NDC itself.
“The call by the NDC constituency secretary will be an indictment on the NDC. When NDC came to power, they distributed to their party apparatchiks the fertilizers we [NPP] didn’t distribute,” Mr. Ayinbisa asserted.
He explained that some quantities of fertilizer left undistributed by former MDCEs—due to limited supplies—have now allegedly been shared among NDC members by current government appointees.
According to him, reports from Bongo Feo and other farming communities suggest that fertilizers were distributed without following the established procedures through the Department of Agriculture, which are meant to ensure transparency and fairness in allocation.
“The NDC did not follow the normal process in distributing these fertilizers. This is worrying and exposes the partisanship that has crept into a policy meant to support all farmers,” Mr. Ayinbisa lamented.
The NPP communications director maintained that any genuine probe into the matter would expose irregularities within the current administration’s handling of agricultural inputs, rather than implicate the previous NPP-led government.
He further urged the government to prioritize fairness in the distribution of farm inputs, warning that politicizing such essential resources undermines the livelihoods of hardworking farmers and threatens food security in the region.
