Secretary
of
GNAT,
Thomas
Musah
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The
Ghana
National
Association
of
Teachers
(GNAT)
has
called
on
politicians
to
create
jobs
now
or
risk
agitations
and
demonstrations
before
the
end
of
this
year.
The
General
Secretary
of
GNAT,
Thomas
Musah
Tanko
said
this
in
reaction
to
the
report
by
the
statistical
service
on
job
creation
in
Accra.
Figures
from
the
Ghana
Statistical
Service
(GSS)
indicate
that
1.9
million
youth
have
no
employment,
no
education
and
training
while
1.2
million
female
also
have
no
training
and
education.
Over
790,000
of
male
also
have
no
education,
employment
and
training,
according
to
the
GSS
report.
The
Ghana
Statistical
Service
projected
in
its
report
that
the
situation
could
be
dire
if
government
fails
to
act
swiftly.
On
June,
11,
2024,
the
Speaker
of
Parliament,
Alban
Bagbin,
expressed
concern
about
the
state
of
unemployment
among
the
youth.
He
predicted
that
it
could
result
in
demonstrations
and
agitations,
especially
with
the
upcoming
elections.
After
a
month
of
his
pronouncement,
the
Mr
Tanko
fears
the
situation
could
escalate.
He
cited
the
report
by
the
GSS
indicating
that
duty
bearers
should
act
fast.
“Whatever
we
can
do
to
take
the
youth
out
of
this
situation,
it
must
be
done,
and
it
must
be
done
now,
let
no
politicians
take
this
thing
for
granted,”
he
said.
He
added
that
despite
the
policies
by
government
to
create
jobs,
more
has
to
be
done.
“When
your
policies
are
doing
well,
the
people
themselves
will
tell
you,
what
you
see
here
is
a
clear
indication
of
danger.
Nobody
should
praise
himself;
this
one
is
a
clear
danger”.
He
asked
the
President
Akufo-Addo
and
politicians
to
help
forestall
any
impending
danger.
“The
constitution
says
sovereignty
resides
in
the
people,
so
if
people
should
commit
their
sovereignty
and
delegate
that
power
to
you
to
act
for
and
on
their
behalf,
you
cannot
say
that
you
have
delivered.
When
you
have
delivered,
they
know
because
they
are
the
principals,
so
what
I
am
saying
is
that
we
are
sitting
on
a
time
bomb,”
Mr
Musah
cautioned.
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