Youth Unemployment: Gov’t recruits 15,000 personnel under Comm.Police- Veep hints
The government has targeted to recruit 15,000 young people under the community police module of the Youth Employment Authority (YEA) to support crime prevention. The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, said this was part of the effort to drive down youth employment and to make their lives meaningful to the society. Twelve thousand (12,000) out of the targeted figure have so far being recruited and a passing out parade has been held for them simultaneously in the Accra. Kumasi, Koforidua, Pwalugu and Tamale police depots at the end of their training.Speaking at the Accra parade, the Vice President remindedthem that it was an opportunity to serve their nation. Their training had exposed them to new skills and discipline and the expectation was that they would perform their assigned task with total commitment to ensure peace and tranquillity in the various communities. They should work diligently to justify their recruitment, he added.Vice President Dr. Bawumia repeated that employ...