Democracy cannot be sustained if the majority of Ghanaians are unemployed – Asiedu Nketiah
The National Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has stated that the country’s democracy cannot be maintained if the majority of the citizens are jobless.
According to him, It is impossible for the government to maintain peace if there are no jobs for the youth, and no youth will protest if jobs are created for them.
Mr. Asiedu Nketiah urged the Akufo-Addo administration to create more jobs for the youth and to stop spending money on riot gear for police to use to disperse protests.
“If you are in a country and more of your people are jobless, you cannot sustain any democracy. You cannot continue to sustain peace in that country. And that is why I believe strongly that instead of spending more money on buying riot gear for the police to foil demonstrations, it is better to find jobs for the youth so that when they are engaged, they will not find the need to demonstrate,” the NDC chairman said.
He made these comments during a graduation ceremony in Anfoega in the Volta Region for eighty females trained in fashion designing and beautician courses, with sponsorship from the North Dayi Member of Parliament, Joycelyn Tetteh.
Mr. Asiedu Nketiah commended the legislator for her initiative in equipping women with the necessary skills, urging other MPs to follow suit in their respective constituencies.
On her part, the MP said the necessary logistics have been provided for females, adding, “we will monitor them for five months to know if they are doing well or not, then we will advise ourselves on the way forward”.
