The Deputy Chief Executive in control of Finance and Administration on the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Mr. Ato Boateng, has welcomed attainable investigations through the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) and the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) into allegations of warfare of pastime leveled in opposition to him.

The allegations, which fear his previous affiliation with Atlas Commodities Limited, have been raised through the Minority in Parliament.

Led through the Old Tafo MP, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, the Minority has referred to as for a complete prison investigation into the business’s operations.

They declare Atlas Commodities has been working in warehouses registered underneath the Produce Buying Company (PBC) with out right kind authorisation, mentioning attainable regulatory breaches and conflicts of pastime.

According to Accra-based Citi News, a reaction through Mr. Boateng, sighted on February 23, refuted the claims as completely false and baseless. He equipped an in depth protection outlining his movements previous to assuming his present position at COCOBOD.

According to the commentary, Mr. Boateng resigned as a director of Atlas Commodities Limited on January 20, 2025, ahead of his appointment to the COCOBOD Board.

Furthermore, he transferred all his stocks within the business to Edinam Yao Cofie and George Ofori, who now arrange them as trustees.

To make certain complete transparency and compliance with public carrier rules, Mr. Boateng mentioned that he declared his earlier pastime in Atlas Commodities in his reliable Declaration of Assets and Liabilities, which has been duly lodged with the Auditor-General.

The commentary additionally sought to elucidate the operational construction of COCOBOD, emphasizing that the Board does no longer dangle stocks in PBC and due to this fact performs no position in its direction selections, additional distancing itself from the precise allegations referring to warehouse authorisations.

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