The Unemployed Graduates Association of Ghana (UGAG) is highly disappointed in His Excellency John Dramani Mahama for his failure to fulfil promises he made to the youth of this country. As such the president, in our opinion, cannot be considered as an action-oriented person. The president at the 68th session of the United Nations (UN) in September this year stated that his government intends to bring youth unemployment to an end. He further stated that “what Ghana has done to address the issue of youth unemployment is create the Youth Jobs and Enterprise Development Fund, a program that will provide young people with entrepreneurial skills and access to the funds needed to establish businesses or expand existing ones, thereby creating new employment opportunities.” It is almost a year since the president promised to set up the Youth Jobs and Enterprise Development Fund, but nothing has been done so far. Further checks and feedback from graduates have revealed that there is actually no evidence of any such jobs or funds to enable them set up their own enterprises. As it stands now, graduates in this country have been abandoned to a sad fate amidst recommendations that they should focus on entrepreneurship. The truth however is that, the government has failed to create an enabling environment for entrepreneurship. Mr. President, we know you!
Posted on: Thu, 07 Nov 2013 08:28:34 +0000
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