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Government would continue the NYEP – Ofusu-Ampofo
Nkwatia Kwahu, April 12, Ghanadot/GNA
- Mr Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, Eastern Regional Minister has
given the assurance that the National Youth Employment
Programme (NYEP) introduced by the previous administration
would not stopped by the National Democratic Congress (NDC),
administration as being rumoured by some people.
He said the government would rather review the programme
alongside the Youth in Agriculture Programme with the hope
of generating genuine and sustainable interest in
agriculture.
Mr Ofusu-Ampofo gave the assurance at a durbar of chiefs and
people of Nkwatia in the Kwahu Traditional Area, to climax
the activities of the Golden Jubilee celebration of the
enstoolment of Nana Atuobi Yiadom IV as Nkwatiahene.
The Regional Minister said the NYEP would be given the
needed support to expand and include a greater proportion of
the unemployed population in a fair and transparent manner.
Mr Ofusu-Ampofo said the government was very much committed
to its manifesto of building a better Ghana through job
creation, expansion of infrastructure, investing in human
capital and providing transparent and accountable
leadership.
He said to this end, government would soon come out with
policies and programmes that would stimulate and develop the
talents and resources of Ghanaians and make them the drivers
and beneficiaries of the nation’s development agenda.
Mr Ofusu-Ampofo announced that the government had already
embarked on various policies and programmes in the education
sector towards the achievement of making quality education
accessible to all children of school going age.
He explained that, the Ministry of Tourism had not cancelled
the paragliding programme but had suspended it for this year
because of financial difficulties.
Mr Ofusu-Ampofo said a review of the cost involved in
organizing the programme; particularly the 2008 edition
revealed that, sponsors did run into some financial
difficulties.
He said it was against this background that the ministry
decided to suspend the programme to allow the major
stakeholders to re-strategize and come out with measures
that would make paragliding beneficial and profitable to the
people of Kwahu.
Nana Atuobi Yiadom IV, who is also the Saanahene of Kwahu
Traditional Area, was installed as chief of Nkwatia in 1958
at age 25, making him the youngest chief to have ascended
the Yiadom Stoll.
Nana Atuobi commended the people of Nkwatia and Kwahu for
supporting him since he was installed chief and urged them
to sustain the gesture.
He said the area had seen a lot of development during his 50
years reign, which included the building of school blocks,
connecting the town to the national electricity grid and the
provision of portable water.
Nana Atuobi urged the people to continue to live as one
people with a common destiny to ensure the development of
the area.
GNA
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