Former Presidential Staffer, Kwadwo Adu-Asare has tagged the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) as a party which takes pride in couching programs, launching them and leaving them uncompleted, for which reason the Ghanaian youth cannot be entirely confident in their newly introduced Nation Builders Corps (NaBCo) program.
President Akufo-Addo recently launched the NaBCo program which is designed to meet the pressing needs of the nation while providing jobs for the teeming youth who have received tertiary education but are struggling to find jobs. About 100,000 graduates who have completed their National Service according to Vice President Dr. Bawumia, are expected to be engaged under NaBCo this year.
Speaking on Adom TV’s Badwam Tuesday, Mr. Adu-Asare cited previous instances where government launched projects including the 1-District-1-Factory but failed to kick-start its implementation.
He observed that NPP’s track record only proves they enjoy inciting ‘false hope’ in Ghanaians by introducing programs they cannot complete.
“Before the NPP they came into power, during the campaign in 2016, their slogan and manifesto had something to do with job creation. They hounded the NDC with the lack of jobs and the issue of unemployment so we also expected that as a new government, they will make good their promises when they come into power as regards job creation. NaBCo seems to be the first initiative that can be linked to job creation,” the former Presidential Staffer said.
He said, “If you take a look at the NaBCo modules, don’t you think it could be added to the YEA initiative and be managed properly? But NPP as a party, we know, they enjoy sloganeering, launching of programs, pomp and pageantry, creating logo’s and all that, they like to create all kinds of bars around the starting point, when it gets to the implementation, it becomes a problem. A case in point is the 1-D-1-F which was launched in the Central Region last year”
“One wanted to believe that once such a program has been launched, something good will come out of it. One year down the line, not even a single block, not even a single block on the site. When you visit the area, it’s still the big signboard welcoming the people that’s there, not a single factory, not for sewing clothes, not for blocks, not for soap nor powder, not a single factory anywhere on this planet, let alone a district,” Mr. Adu-Asare added.
Continuing the trend he believes, will significantly diminish the trust Ghanaians have in government and stir up doubts in the minds of the populace.
Meanwhile some nurses in the country are already kicking against this new initiative by government.
The Coalition for Public Trained Registered Nurses and Midwives in a statement, described as “very sad” government’s plan to recruit them under the Nation Builders Corps (NaBCo), calling on members to reject the move.
The Coalition of Unemployed Nurses (CUN) also unanimously kicked against NaBCo, arguing that their 'rigorous training' qualifies them for better employment opportunities than what government is offering them.
