The Minister for Defence, Dominic Nitiwul, announced today, August 27, 2024, during a press conference that security personnel are prepared to enforce the ban on grain exports to neighboring countries.
This announcement follows the government’s decision, declared by the Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr. Bryan Acheampong, on Monday, August 26, 2024, to ban grain exports due to a looming food security crisis caused by low rainfall in northern Ghana.
According to the Agric Minister, food grains such as soybeans, rice, and maize will not be exported from the country until further notice.
In view of this, Mr. Nitiwul said “We want to assure you, and the nation, that the security agencies are immediately activating their network to ensure that the ban on cereals, which has been listed, is rigidly enforced so that nobody will take even a single grain out”.
The Defense Minister called on Ghanaians to report any suspicious activity to the security agencies and added that monitoring will be conducted on both approved and unapproved routes.
“You are security people. So as long as you see something that has escaped the eagle eye of the security, please let us know.
“We are deploying all across the borders, particularly the northern side, and also to the east and the south. If for some reason there is some unapproved route or approved route, or somebody sees something that is going on that is not right, please let us know so that we can act appropriately. It’s for the good of all of us that we should not make our citizens suffer,” he reiterated.