President Nana Akufo-Addo has hinted that his administration would announce some initiatives aimed at creating 1 million jobs.
The president says the initiatives would be captured in the mid-year budget presentation slated for Thursday, July 22, 2021.
According to the President, the jobs will come under the Ghana COVID-19 Alleviation and Revitalization of Enterprises Support (Ghana CARES) programme, and will be created over a three-year period.
He disclosed this in his Eid-Ul-Adha message he delivered at the National mosque.
“As has been well-publicized, a few days ago, the Ministry of Finance granted financial clearance to the Ministry of Education and the security services for the recruitment of some 11,800 people to beef up their operations. It does not end there. We will through interventions to be set out in the mid-year budget review announce plans for the creation of some one million more jobs under the Ghana CARES ‘Obaatampa’ project over the course of the next 3 years.”
“We are determined to pursue our agenda for jobs creation in order to give opportunities for our youth to nurture their talents for the development of our country,” he added.
He added that his administration hopes to fund its ambitious GHS100 billion Ghana CARES programme and other initiatives through Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) and Private Public Partnerships.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com