Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, a former Finance Minister under the New Patriotic Party government, has lambasted President John Dramani Mahama for prioritizing replacement jobs over creating new ones for Ghana’s unemployed youth. Adam’s criticism comes on the heels of President Mahama’s 2024 election campaign promise to create jobs.
According to Adam, the Mahama administration’s approach to job creation is misguided, as it involves sacking existing employees to make way for National Democratic Congress (NDC) party loyalists. This tactic, Adam argues, does not constitute genuine job creation. Instead, he urges the government to focus on generating new employment opportunities for the country’s teeming youth.
Adam’s remarks were made during the NPP ‘Mighty’ Minority’s True State of the Nation Address, where he accused the Mahama administration of deliberately terminating the jobs of thousands of young Ghanaians. This move, Adam claims, is a desperate attempt to shore up the government’s job creation numbers.
The Minority has also expressed skepticism about the sustainability of President Mahama’s proposed job creation initiatives, dismissing them as ineffective. As Adam succinctly put it, “What the people of Ghana want are new jobs for those yet to be employed.”
Ruth Abla ADJORLOLO
