The 2024 Flag bearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), former President John Dramani Mahama has vowed to form the most youthful government ever in the history of Ghana if elected as president during the general elections.
He explained that per the demographics of the nation which indicates that a majority of the population are youth, it was only appropriate that the youth would form a majority when setting up his cabinet.
“One of the promises I leave you young people with is that the NDC cabinet post January 7, 2025 is going to averagely be one of the youngest cabinets in the history of this country,” the former President said.
“If you look at the demographics of our country and you know that the majority are young people then definitely, if you’re setting up a cabinet, young people must be the majority in that cabinet,” he added.
Former President John Dramani Mahama made the promise at the unveiling of party’s National Youth Wing Secretariat and Campaign Office.
He also promised to carve out a Ministry of Youth Development from the existing Ministry of Youth and Sports as a vehicle to mainstream the interests of the youth in all sectors of the economy.
“We are going to separate youth from sports because it’s a Youth and Sports Ministry but over the years, what we know is that the concentration is just on sports and even that it’s just on the Black Stars at the expense of every other sports. So even if they can’t get time for other sports, do they have time for youth development?” He said.
Former President Mahama stressed that the new ministry would focus on rolling out strategies that will create jobs for young people by supporting his 24-hour economy policy.
He said the ministry of Youth Development would collaborate with businesses and industries to encourage them to sign on to the initiative so that we can employ more young people.
“And when that happens we will give that incentive to set industries so that he can be able to lower the cost of production and employ even more,” the 2024 Flag bearer of the NDC added.
Source: graphic.com.gh
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Babe, you people are so desperate that you can't even realise your contractions. If age doesn't matter, why are you guys including your parliamentarians making noises about Mahama's running mate even though Pres Akufo Addo that you're happy with us 80 years old. If not in Ghana that the youth in politics are rotten and worse than their mentors, who told you a younger cabinet would not bring exceptional value? Confused NPP
@Kwarteng Where have you been living? On Mars? Can you compare 8 years of NDC to 8 years of NPP? NPP is miles ahead of NDC… Shine your eyes and also read… What has the youngest cabinet got to do with development? JDM campaign is dead! He is in the past. Bawumia is the future.
Have you forgotten you and your running mate are part of the cabinet? What are you ages?
All you noise makers, what has Bawumia and the NPP got to offer to our nation apart from rhetorical and abstract promises that they only use to bait small minds? What credible and substantial thing have they done in 7+ years? The evil they have done to this country far outweigh the positives,. Let us think, it's just pathetic that our options are limited, mediocre people.
You promised to reduce the number of ministers. Now you want to split some ministries and increase the number of ministers. Can you be taken serious, I doubt.
Mahama paaa ah this man. You Mahama already lose
He is cannot come up with a credible policy. He has got nothing good to offer.
You are going to use the babies with sharp teeth as your cabinet. God will not allow you to even win let alone bring these rotten eggs.
Younger does not equate competence. "Just talking and talking and talking"
Hmmm this means Mahama and NDC have nothing good to offer Ghanaians. Mahama will destroy Ghana from bottom to up. Mahama have no ruling knowledge. Ghanaians have to vote against Mahama.