NYA Boss Calls On Gov't To Improve National Youth Policy

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Youth Authority (NYA) Mr. Emmanuel Sin-nyet Asigri has called for collation of ideas to improve the current National Youth Policy.

He noted that the nation must have a youth policy that takes into consideration the AU’s Agenda 2063 plan to empower the youth of Africa.

He explained that the policy should also be in sync with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of which 8 out of the 17 goals will directly affect the youth and further see leadership leverage political will to solve economic challenges.

In respect of this, he disclosed that the National Youth Authority would soon begin a national collation of ideas which will be done through consultations with major stakeholders.

Mr Sin-nyet Asigri was speaking at an Information Sharing Session on Review of the National Youth Policy of Ghana in Accra.