A return of former President John Dramani Mahama to the Presidency next year, will mark a revolution in youth development, Mr. Brogya Genfi, Deputy Director in charge of Special Duties for the NDC, has hinted.
He said the former President was committed to implementing tailor-measured solutions to address the multifaceted problems confronting young people in Ghana.
Speaking at a community engagement at Effiduase-Asokore in the Ashanti Region as part of the campaign tour of the National Chairman of the NDC, Mr. Genfi said the return of Mr. Mahama would bring hope to the millions of Ghanaian youth struggling to make ends meet.
The pro-youth policies captured in the NDC youth manifesto is expected to tackle joblessness among the youth, while promoting economic growth, he opined
“The next government of the NDC under the leadership of President Mahama will prioritise job creation with the youth being at the center of programmes and policies geared towards economic growth,” he stated.
He said the implementation of the 24-hour Economy Policy would create job opportunities for young people finding it difficult to earn income for a good living.
He also spoke about the Youth Apprenticeship Programme (YAP) which seeks to support young people interested in learning a trade by paying for their training.
“President Mahama is promising free academic user fees for first year students in all public tertiary institutions and easy access to the Students Loan Trust Fund in the ensuing years,” he told the crowd.
He debunked claims that former President Mahama had plans of cancelling the Free Senior High School Policy, saying that the NDC would rather improve the policy by addressing the numerous challenges bedeviling the programme.
He said the current state of the programme required a massive review to eliminate the teething problems, adding that it was unfortunate for elements of the government to misconstrue the intention as cancellation.
The NDC, he noted, had the track record of addressing overcrowding in senior high schools by expanding facilities during the regime of the late Prof. John Atta Mills, when SHS was extended to four years by the previous government.
He entreated the Ghanaian youth to vote for the NDC to restore hope for a better future.
Mr. Raymond Opoku Agyemang, the NDC Parliamentary Candidate for Effiduase-Asokore, implored the electorate to bring back the NDC to power for accelerated development
He said the current government had abandoned most projects initiated by the NDC in the constituency and urged the people to vote in the interest of development and not party affiliation.
Source: GNA
