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YEA to collaborate with Oti RCC to reduce unemployment

The Youth Employment Agency says it remains very committed to collaborating with the Oti Regional Coordinating Council (ORCC) to reduce unemployment in the Region to the barest minimum within the shortest possible time.

Date Created : 2/10/2022 12:00:00 AM : Story Author : Ghanadistricts.com

This, according to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Youth Employment Agency, Mr Justin Frimpong Kodua, would be achieved through extensive development of Agriculture via the Agency's Regional Flagship programmes.

The programme would also focus on the empowerment of individuals and cooperatives who want to learn a trade or acquire skills to set up their own businesses.

The CEO made this known when he commissioned the Youth Employment Agency's new ultra-modern office complex to serve as the Headquarters for the newly created Oti Region.

At a short but impressive ceremony, the CEO stated that this new office would help create job opportunities closer to the teaming youth in the Oti Region.

The CEO assured the gathering that his outfit would forge a closer relationship and stronger supportive partnership with the Regional Coordinating Council to implement the numerous modules and projects including the YEA Job Centre, the Artisan Directory, Flagship Projects, Work Abroad Program and the numerous Entrepreneurship support programmes.

The Regional Minister, Joshua Makubu, on his part, praised the Akufo-Addo government for its strong belief in the empowerment and development of the good people of Ghana.

He welcomed the innovativeness and creativity of Mr Kodua and his team and called for a deepened and more effective collaboration between the two agencies to create more opportunities for the people.

"As a Regional Minister, I wish to pledge my unflinching support for the job creation agenda of YEA which fits perfectly into the Government's Industrialisation drive', the Regional Minister stressed.

He took the opportunity to educate and urge participants to buy into the E-Levy proposal to allow the government to create more jobs as emulated by YEA.

The Dean of Municipal and District Chief Executives in the Oti Region and MCE for Krachi East, Mr Francis Kofi Okeso, also praised the government for the numerous infrastructural developments that were taking place across the region since its creation.

He was of the belief that, the completion of the YEA office would motivate other state agencies to expedite work on their regional offices.