Less than 500 graduates with disabilities are currently seeking employment, yet the government has failed to absorb them into the public sector despite explicit campaign promises, the President of the Coalition of Unemployed Graduates with Disabilities, Mr Felix Baah, has revealed.
Speaking on Nyankonton Mu Nsem on Rainbow Radio 87.5 FM, Mr Baah expressed deep frustration over the ordeal of members, stressing that securing gainful employment is a constitutionally guaranteed right rather than a privilege.
He questioned why a relatively small group of skilled individuals continues to be neglected by state institutions.
“We are fewer than 500 graduates across the entire country looking for jobs, yet we are left to suffer and struggle for opportunities that should naturally be accorded to us,” he stated.
Mr Baah reminded the administration of its pledge while in opposition, pointing out that President John Dramani Mahama personally assured the disability community of a dedicated five per cent employment quota in the public sector if elected into power.
According to him, the coalition has engaged the administration in good faith for the past eight months, only to be met with deliberate evasions and unfulfilled words.
“We have shown immense patience and engaged the government in good faith for eight months, but all we have received in return are calculated lies, empty assurances, and utter disregard for our dignity and survival,” Mr Baah lamented. “We are tired of begging for employment. Disability can affect anyone at any time, and the government must understand that our demand for work is a fundamental right.”
The coalition warned that its members have reached their breaking point and will hit the streets in the coming days to register their displeasure and demand immediate action from the state.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana