By Former Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong has emphasized the need for collaboration and unity between traditional authorities and key stakeholders in tackling unemployment in the central region and in Ghana as a whole.
He makes the point that economic growth and job creation require collective action.
“We need to work together to build lasting opportunities for future generations,” he said after receiving the Lifetime Nationalist Achievement Award at the Central Legends Honours and Awards ceremony.
The issue of job creation and youth unemployment has become a matter of concern for stakeholders.
Recently, President John Dramani Mahama said that youth unemployment is the biggest challenge facing Ghana.
He noted that youth unemployment threatens national security. To that end, he said, he has set up the Ministry of Youth Development to address the concerns of youth unemployment.
Delivering his State of the Nation Address (SONA) in Parliament on Thursday, February 27, he said “The youth unemployment has led to despair and frustration. This poses a major security risk to our country and requires urgent attention.”
In other matters, President Mahama urged the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and their Minority in Parliament not to boycott the upcoming national economic forum as they did during the Senchi Forum.
Delivering his maiden State of the Nation Address in Parliament on Thursday, February 27, he said he seeks to bring everyone on board to build the country.
“I am confident that the sacrifice we have all made this year will benefit our county going into the future,” he said.
“Together we shall build the Ghana we all want,” he stressed.
