ALL TOP COCOBOD DIRECTORS ASKED TO STAY HOME WITH PAY

Date: 20th August 2025

1. Attention of Management of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has been drawn to

misleading representations making rounds in sections of the media suggesting that ten (10) Directors at COCOBOD have been asked to stay home on full salary.

2. Management wishes to state emphatically that no Director has been asked to stay home and draw salary.

3. Management again wishes to state that no Director is on leave except for the former Director of Finance who for eight years had not gone on leave.

4. Management wishes to state that transfers and reassignments are part of strategic realignment to bring efficiency and effectiveness into the operations of the Board.

ISSUED BY:
PUBLIC AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
For more information, please contact the Public Affairs Department, Ghana Cocoa Board
Office Direct Line: (0302) 66-17-66 E-mail: [email protected]

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