The Board Chairman for the Youth Enterprise Agency Sammy Awuku has disclosed that the agency under the erstwhile Mahama government purchased bicycles for GHC15, 000 each.
According to him, many of such bicycles were procured for the district and regional coordinators of the agency.
“Per our investigations, we found out that some bicycles were purchased and each cost GHC15,000. These are normal bicycles I am talking about…In some cases, the YEA does not have data on its beneficiaries but they pay them,” he told Francis Abban on the Morning Starr Monday.
He noted that as part of measures to improve the operations of the youth employment agency, staff have been urged to be non-partisan and professional while at work.
“We visited some YEA offices, we were clear to them that 8am – 5pm, they are working for the people of Ghana when work closes, they can go back and do party work but not tweeting and doing things on Social Media during working period. The youth employed under the NDC have been made to understand that they cannot use working hours for party work. We brought clarity to the operations as most of the people employed by the YEA were employed under the NDC,” he said.
He explained that more modules are being created under the programme to cater for youth unemployment.
“The YEA recruited for the Ministry of Food and Agriculture for the Planting for Food and Job project. The modules we’ve rolled out encompasses all Ghanaian youth. A lot more are being rolled out with the support of the Police Training school and others we intend to engage and employ more youth to solve the unemployment among the youth”.
Source: joynews
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Mr. Awuku, what you have put out in public domain are lies. The Youth Employment Agency under the former President's regime, never bought a single bicycle. Check your facts. All bicycles distributed to beneficiaries were bought under the Kuffour administration. Go through your records properly and stop deceiving the public! If you claim you have investigated this, bring out the evidence for all to see and assess!
I am surprised that a whole Board Chairman of YEA will be talking like the way he is doing. Has he had the opportunity to read handing over notes left by the previous administration of the place? How does he perceive the reasoning ability of Ghanaians, to make such unsubstantiated allegations and wish people must believe him? For his information, YEA never purchased any bicycles at the price he is mentioning. The motorbikes that were purchased were distributed by this present administration of YEA and they have allotted some to their regional and district party organizers and have the effrontery to tell the world that some people did not have conscience to buy 'bicycles' for GHS 15,000. Mr. Awuku, you are now in public service, so it behoves on you to shed off your political lenses and garment and do public service work. Read and cross-check your facts before coming into the public domain. For your information, you are ensnaring yourself by these statements you are making that are entirely false. After all, the records are there for all to check. Bring them out and name and shame the culprits. Stop throwing dust in our eyes and rustling feathers unnecessarily!
LOOK AT HIM?. YOU SAID DURING THE CAMPAIGN THAT WHEN YOU WIN AN ELECTION YOUR PEOPLE SHOULD START SEIZING TOILETS, NHIS OFFICES AND ANYTHING THEY SEE BEFORE PARTY LEADERS ARRIVE. YOU EVEN SAID THEY SHOULD NOT EVEN WAITE FOR YOU.NOW LAWLESSNESS EVERY WHERE BECAUSE OF YOUR DIRECTIVES AND LEADERS CALL FOR ALL DIE BE DIE. DID YOU SEE MAHAMA SIGNING FOR THE PAYMENY VOUCHER? GO AND TELL BOOST TO INVESTIGATE THE ROTS AND STOP BEING APPOLOGETIC. INCOPENTENT LEADERS.WHEN YOU WENT THERE HOW MANY JOBS OR CREATIVITY HAVE YOU BROUGHT TO THE PLACE?.