Member of Parliament (MP) for Ellembelle Constituency, Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, has described the growing phenomenon of unemployment in the country as a national security threat that must be tackled holistically by all stakeholders.
Addressing beneficiaries of his vocational and skill-building project, dubbed Skill Up Ellembelle (SUE), introduced to address unemployment in his constituency over the weekend, the NDC legislator appealed to the government and all stakeholders to make job creation a priority.
Unemployment can be classified into various forms, but the most popular are in three folds, thus cyclical, structural, and frictional unemployment.
The phenomenon of unemployment is a key indicator of the health of an economy.
Experts say a low unemployment rate represents a strong economy while a high unemployment rate represents a weak economy.
In Ghana, the situation appears dire, as many of the country’s graduates end up with no jobs.
In dealing with this cyclical canker in his constituency, the Member of Parliament for Ellembelle Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah said the acquisition of skills by the youth of the country remains the surest way of curing the growing phenomenon of unemployment in the country.
He described the unemployment situation in the country as a collective responsibility that must be tackled holistically by all stakeholders.
The beneficiaries of the “Skill Up Ellembelle” training program have expressed their gratitude to the lawmaker for initiating the project.
By: Zambaga Rufai Saminu | Metrotvonline.com | Ghana
