#ARIPO PVP‬‬: Is President Mahama Keeping His Oath Of Office? - CPP By CPP Communications Directorate

On the 55th anniversary of Ghana's status as a Republic, President Mahama is handing our nation back to the colonial oppressors! Ghanaians have woken up to the dangers of GMOs, the Plant Breeders Bill (PBB) and their sinister implications for our health, wealth and sovereignty as a nation. Food Sovereignty Ghana's successful application for an injunction against the commercialisation of bt rice and bt cowpea, as well as the CPP's lawsuit have opened people's eyes to what is at stake.

To circumvent Parliament and public opinion, our President has sent the Minister of Agriculture to Arusha, Tanzania on 29 June to sign up to the ARIPO Plant Variety Protocol (ARIPO PVP). A single legally-binding act that will hand over ALL the DNA of Africa's flora and fauna to agribusiness corporations! It is untenable that this heinous betrayal of all Ghanaians and our descendants should take place on Republic Day! On a continent where food is sacred and is eaten as is, without any labelling, we run the risk of being forced to eat GMOs.