The institution of chieftaincy has been long established in the legal system of our country. Even before colonization, the various communities in the country were for the lack of better words governed by chiefs and traditional systems.
Newmont Ghana Gold Limited (NGGL) has launched an Alternative Livelihood Training programme to provide employable skills training to some illegal miners operating within its Ahafo North and Ahafo South concessional areas. In that regard, the multi-national mining company is spending US$300,000 to train pioneers of the programme in welding and…
Nana Osei Kofi Abiri, the Paramount Chief of Kenyasi Number One Traditional Area
Nana Osei Kofi Abiri, the Paramount Chief of Kenyasi Number One Traditional Area has appealed to government to prioritise vocational-technical education and training (VOTECH) for creativity among the youth to create jobs for themselves.
VOTECH, he emphsised was a solid foundation for innovative skills for job-creation, citing in the United States of America, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy and the other socio-economically advanced countries, that had been a major avenue for employment.
Nana Abiri made the appeal when he was speaking to Ghana News Agency (GNA) at Kenyasi Number One in the Asutifi North District of the Ahafo Region, saying placing high premium on VOTECH now was a guarantee for high unemployment reduction, if not eradication in the near future.