By The National Democratic Congress flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama, has revealed intentions to revamp the Youth and Sports Ministry for enhanced service to Ghana’s youth.
Addressing attendees at the launch of the NDC’s National Youth Wing Secretariat and Campaign on Friday, March 29, 2024, Mr. Mahama stressed the necessity for a holistic approach to youth advancement.
He outlined that the revamped ministry will concentrate on the youth’s status in every sector of the economy and strive to integrate their interests across diverse industries.
This move, according to him, aims to address the current concentration on sports, particularly football, at the expense of other sports and opportunities for youth development.
Mr. Mahama’s plan for the reformed ministry encompasses the creation of a youth development service aimed at generating employment opportunities for young individuals and backing his 24-hour economy proposal.
He elaborated that the 24-hour economy initiative is crafted to spur economic expansion and foster round-the-clock job creation, underscoring once more the significance of youth engagement and empowerment in Ghana’s progress.
He said, “We are going to separate Youth and Sports because it’s a youth and sports ministry but over the years, what we do is that the concentration is on sports and even on sports, the concentration is on Black Stars at the expense of any other sports. So I’m going to set up a service for Youth development. It will focus primarily on Youth status in all sectors of the economy.”
“It will focus on mainstreaming youth interest in all sectors of the economy. And most of all, we will concentrate on bringing on strategies that will create jobs for young people and this Ministry will support the 24-hour economy.”
