Kodua Frimpong, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) has opined that the Youth Employment Agency will eradicate the unemployment canker in the country, albeit progressively. He thus, called on the youths in the country to take advantage of opportunities provided by the agency to gain employment.

Mr Frimpong made this known at the commissioning of YEA’s new ultra-modern office complex to serve as the headquarters for Oti Region. According to Mr Frimpong, the Youth Employment Agency is committed to reducing unemployment within the region and the country at large. He subsequently charged the youths to avail themselves to benefit from the agency’s job creation initiatives.

“The government, through YEA, would continue to create the opportunities and avenues for the youths to be employed, and would require collaboration and commitment from all stakeholders to progressively eradicate the unemployment canker in the country.”
Kodua Frimpong

The CEO indicated that YEA is committed to collaborating with the Oti Regional Coordinating Council to reduce the unemployment rate in the region within the shortest possible time. This, he added would be achieved through extensive agricultural development with the agency’s regional flagship programmes.

Mr Frimpong averred that the agency will also focus on empowering individuals and cooperatives to venture into skill training to create jobs.

“We are committed to working together with the regional council to create jobs for the youth as we hope to reduce unemployment and eventually end the canker across the country.”
Kodua Frimpong

Mr Frimpong indicated that the new office would be a huge boost to bringing job opportunities closer to the teeming youth in the Oti Region as the outfit would forge a closer relationship with the council to implement the numerous modules and projects, including the YEA Job Centre, the Artisan Directory, Flagship Projects, Work Abroad Programme and other entrepreneurship support programmes.

On his part, the Oti Regional Minister, Dr Joshua Makobu, is optimistic that the new edifice and collaboration between the regional council and YEA would go a long way to foster development.

Dr Makobu, a former employee of YEA, praised the government for the initiatives aimed at empowering the youth and providing them with sources of livelihoods.

“As a Regional Minister, I wish to state my unflinching support for the job creation agenda of YEA, which is perfectly in line with government’s industrialisation drive”.
Dr Makobu

Dr Makobu took the opportunity to urge participants to buy into the E-Levy proposal which he said will aid government’s job creation agenda as emulated by YEA.

Chief of Dambai, Nana Bameasem Asafohene, also expressed gratitude to government for ensuring that the entire region is rapidly seeing a face-lift since its creation. He called on the youth to take advantage of the opportunities to be provided through YEA’s new office so as to become more responsible to society.

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Krachi East, Mr Francis Kofi Okeso, also commended government for the numerous infrastructural development taking place across the region since its creation.

The MCE is optimistic that the completion of the YEA office would motivate other state agencies to expedite work on their regional offices.