By, Worlali S. Ametewee, Koforidua
The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for New Juaben South Assembly, Ransford Owusu Boakye has held his first Town Hall Meeting with the people of the municipality to listen to their concerns and fashion out the way forward in addressing those concerns in Koforidua over the weekend.
The Meeting which was under the theme,”Youth Inclusion in Governance: Key to Achieving Sustainable Development “, was organised in collaboration with STAH GHANA FOUNDATION.
According to him, the choice of the theme is an indication of the importance of youth empowerment in the administration of public service as far as good governance is concerned.
He said, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government has recognised the importance of the youth in nation building. Hence the reason they captured in their Youth Manifesto some policies such as National Apprenticeship Program, the Adwomawura Program,One Million Coders Program,Agriculture For Jobs,No Fee Stress for First Year Tertiary Students and Free Tertiary Scholarship for Persons with Disabilities among others.
“ It is worthy to note that the implementation of some of these programs have started already to empower the youth “ he added.
Adding, the town hall meeting was to provide the platform for the people of the Municipality to interact with the authorities at the Assembly, to hear their concerns and address them accordingly.
He said the Assembly recognizes that our greatest assets is the young people whose energy, creativity and aspirations must be harnessed in our quest to build their future.
He announced the vision of the Assembly as captured in their 2025 Action Plan to include, local economic development, the provision of startup-kits, access to capital and entrepreneurship to the youth.
The promotion of tourism potentials and the boost of agriculture production through improved seeds and technology among others.
