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Salam Mustapha, the National Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has highlighted the party\u2019s commitment to creating sustainable and well-paying jobs for the youth.<\/p>\n
Speaking on the issue of youth employment in an interview on Eyewitness News<\/strong><\/em> on Citi FM<\/em><\/strong> on Monday, November 25, Mustapha emphasised the NPP\u2019s historical and ongoing efforts to address this critical concern.<\/p>\n \u201cIf you look critically, the NPP has always tried to champion the youth agenda. If you go back to President Kufuor, when we noticed that youth unemployment was a threat to national security, we set up the National Youth Employment Programme, which today is the Youth Employment Agency (YEA),\u201d Mustapha stated.<\/p>\n He acknowledged that despite the government\u2019s efforts, unemployment remains high due to the increasing number of job seekers.<\/p>\n \u201cFast forward to today, unemployment is still high due to the large numbers we keep churning out. This government, so far in the history of our republic, has created the highest number of jobs, around 2 million, but it\u2019s still not enough,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n Mustapha underscored the importance of job creation as a topical issue, referencing a recent programme he anchored for the presidential candidate at the Borteyman Sports Complex.<\/p>\n \u201cQuite recently, about a month ago or so, I anchored a programme for the presidential candidate at the Borteyman Sports Complex where he extensively spoke about job creation under his presidency. By the grace of God, starting January 2025, we are saying so because we believe we have the potential to create more jobs,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Mustapha further explained that the NPP\u2019s job creation strategy focuses on sustainable and decent employment opportunities.<\/p>\n \u201cThe areas that we are targeting to create the jobs are well within the framework that allows any avenues to create work, not some nebulous promise of one work divided by three people, a confused policy that is so difficult to explain by everyone, but sustainable, decent, well-paying jobs that Ghanaians can get to do,\u201d he emphasised.<\/p>\n Bawumia inaugurates over 1,000 affordable housing units in Tema<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n