Gomoa Obuasi (C/R), Feb 17, GNA – The National Democratic Party (NDP) has urged government to establish a vocational skills training centre at the Gomoa Central Constituency in the Central Region to train the youth to be self-reliant.
Mr Frank Otchere Paintsil, the 2020 parliamentary candidate for the NDP in Gomoa West, said the youth were the future manpower and, therefore, needed to acquire vocational skills to help address youth unemployment.
Mr Paintsil made the call in an interview with Ghana News Agency at a durbar to commemorate the 2022 Akwambo Festival of the chiefs and people of Gomoa Obuasi at Gomoa Central.
He said the area was a farming community, which had about 70 farmers plying their trade with traditional tools to cater for their families, hence they were often not able to sponsor them to the tertiary level.
“This has contributed immensely to the high rate of youth unemployment, which is a bigger challenge in the constituency,” he said.
“If the youth have vocation, it means they will put their destiny in their own hands, rather than to be depending on others to survive. It will also deter them from migrating to the urban centres to chase non-existent white-collar jobs.”
Mr Painstil said government must, therefore, prioritise vocational training to develop the skills of the youth and lessen the burden on their parents and society.
He called for the implementation of mechanised farming to help farmers in gthe area expand their activities to contribute meaningfully towards development.
He commended the chiefs and people of Gomoa Obuasi for the successful celebration of the Akwambo Festival and prayed that they would continue to uphold the peace and cohesion to forge ahead in growth and development.
GNA