National Democratic Congress (NDC) flag bearer John Dramani Mahama has reiterated the sharp rise in unemployment in the country.
He lamented that the situation is alarming and must be addressed.
Addressing supporters during a Ghana construction tour in Accra, the former President stressed the urgent need to establish sustainable employment opportunities.
He said the next NDC government will prioritize the implementation of policies aimed at promoting real and sustainable job creation.
According to him, the current government is failing to address this challenge.
He said initiatives such as NABCo have failed to provide a lasting solution to unemployment.
John Dramani Mahama noted that “to achieve the unemployment rate of 14.7%, graduates with tertiary education account for a larger proportion than those with secondary or basic education. There is a need to do so.β
βTherefore, the main focus of the next government must be to introduce policies that create jobs, jobs and jobs, and these are not artificial jobs like we normally do. You shouldn’t. You’re doing NABCo, and you should know there’s no sustainable place to put them.” You graduate from NABCo in three years, but it’s done to score political points. It’s just that.
“[Government claims it has] You gave jobs to 100,000 young people and now that they have finished their NABCo, you owe them nine months’ allowance and the government is refusing to pay them.
βSo we have to aim more towards sustainable employment, and in many places, including in the agricultural value chain, we don’t have that sustainable employment,β he added. .
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