The next National Democratic Congress (NDC) government would create sustainable jobs to give the Ghanaian youth dignified living, Chairman Nana Akwasi, Ashanti regional NDC chairman has assured.
Chairman Nana Akwasi addressing over thousands of market women and men,alongside buyers in Bekwai Municipality in the Ashanti region said, job creation remains the topmost priority for the next NDC government as the unemployment situation in the country was becoming frustrating.
“The scarcity of job opportunities compels many young individuals to resort to low-paying informal work or seek opportunities abroad, exacerbating the brain drain that hampers our national development.
“This reality perpetuates inequalities and undermines social stability, as the potentials of our youth remains untapped so we’ll create sustainable well-paying jobs for you,” he told the gathering.
According to Nana Akwasi Mahama’s promises rightly feeds into the NDC’s digitalisation agenda which is vital to the implementation of the 24-hour economy policy.
The previous NDC government, Nana Akwasi said demonstrated commitment to giving the youth digital skills.
In the view of the Ashanti regional chairman,the 24-hour economy policy which would enable one job to be shared across three shifts and employ three persons, and provide job opportunities for three workers instead of one, remain the game changer for Ghana’s economy.
“Dear youth, the 8-hour work system is woefully inadequate to generate the production, productivity and well-paying jobs needed to revive Ghana’s bankrupt economy. It is also inadequate to produce enough jobs for you,” he stated.
He reiterated that for the policy to thrive, the government would invest in security and public safety measures, including recruiting additional personnel and enhancing street lighting to promote nightlife economic activities.
Noting that extraordinary times require extraordinary interventions for exceptional results, Nana Akwasi said Ghana was experiencing extraordinary hardships and the 24-hour economy initiative is the best and most extraordinary pathway to generating the decent and well-paying jobs the youth have been waiting for.
Source:Ayisah Foster
