Executive Director of the Institute of Democratic Governance (IDEG), Dr Emmanuel Akwatey has said the youth of Ghana have lost confidence in the current system due to lack of sustainable jobs.
In his view, the system is not responding to their needs especially when it comes to job creation.
Speaking in an interview with TV3, Dr Akwetey said “The youth have lost confidence. This is not the youth of many years in the 50s and the 60s. The point I am making is that the system is not responding to their needs.
“Chapter 6 of the 1992 Constitution, the Directive Principle of State Policy clearly lays out the economics, social, cultural, education, jobs local government. If you compare how we have delivered the civil and political liberties you will see clearly that we haven’t done well in delivering the development objectives of democracy or dividends and the youth are feeling it, no jobs, no hope…you don’t see what is being done to alleviate that.
“Certain programmes were announced by the government when it came in the first term. Where are they now in the second term? Give us the report and give them hope that something is changing.
“I do not think we are serving their needs, they have the potential to contribute a lot to the economy.”
