The Paramount Chief of Asokore Adamu Atta and Nana Susubiribi Krobea Asante (Dr. Nana S.K.B. Asante) has urged Political Parties to turn foot soldiers into to skillful persons who will help in the national search forward.
Susubiribi Krobea Asante who is also a constitutional Lawyer, said it will be a good idea to temporally task the so-called foot soldiers to fill potholes on the streets, to discourage them from the unnecessary seizure of toilets and state properties.
“Afteral,l our roads full of pot-holes so we can ask them to go and dig and patch them up, it may be good idea to do that”, he Nana Krobea Asante stated in an interview with Adakabre Frimpong Manso on Adom Fm’s Dwaso Nsem on Tuesday.
He said though the National Youth Employment Programme and the upcoming STX construction projects will employ a number of people, they may not be enough to channel the energies of the foot soldiers for the promotion of national employment.
Nana S.K Asante emphasized the need for foot soldiers to be part of national planning, for the development of the country.
“Special attention is needed for these foot soldiers for them to feel appreciated especially when their party wins power”, he added.
The Paramount Chief recalled the days of Veranda boys in the Nkrumah era, where party enthusiasts volunteer to work for the party by performing organizational duties without remuneration.
He said when the CPP won the elections the foot soldiers, then known as Veranda boys, were appreciated by government which awarding them with contracts and enhanced their skills for employment.
“The skills development project eventually established the Young Pioneers” he said.
Nana Asante emphasized that if the foot soldiers are not provided with any form of employment, they tend to destruct the development agenda of the government.
He therefore urged political parties to find a means to secure jobs for the foot soldiers so that the government can focus on issues of the state.
Story: Samuel Mantey/Adom news
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