Ghanaian President: Govts Must Not Shift Unemployment Burden To Graduates

Federal governments in Nigeria and throughout African continent need to take obligation for developing a making it possible for environment for companies instead of moving the problem of joblessness to young graduates, President John Dramani Mahama of Ghana has actually stated.

Mahama stated while graduates need to adjust to technological modifications and develop financial chances, federal governments need to offer steady organizations, quality facilities and appropriate education to make it possible for business to grow.

He spoke at the first convocation of the University of Offa in Kwara State.

Represented by his Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, the president stated the finishing trainees were going into a duration of amazing modification.

He stated Artificial Intelligence (AI), digital innovations and environment modification were improving occupations, markets and financial preparation throughout the world.

Mahama prompted the graduates to establish the abilities to recognize issues, create services and develop worth, instead of depend exclusively on certificates to protect paid work.

“My very first message to the finishing class is easy: Your certificate is a structure. It is not a goal,” he stated.

He worried, nevertheless, that “motivating graduates to end up being ingenious and entrepreneurial need to not discharge federal governments of their duty to take on joblessness.

“Governments have an obligation to produce a making it possible for environment in which business can grow.”

The president stated federal governments need to supply the required conditions for organizations to grow and create good tasks, while youths should continue discovering, adjusting to alter and producing worth.

He stated the altering international economy needed graduates to integrate human judgement, imagination and stability with the smart usage of innovation.

“Do not fear innovation. Discover to utilize it properly and wisely. The future will favour those who integrate human judgement, imagination and stability with the smart usage of innovation,” he stated.

Mahama likewise prompted the graduates to look beyond Nigeria for service chances, mentioning the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) as an opportunity for constructing business and collaborations throughout the continent.

“Your market is not just Offa, Kwara or Nigeria, it’s Africa and beyond. Go and construct companies. Develop organizations. Develop options. Develop bridges in between individuals and concepts. Develop chances. Serve your neighborhoods. Lead with stability,” he stated.

He got in touch with federal governments, banks, universities and the economic sector to enhance access to inexpensive financing, facilities and markets for young business owners.

He cautioned that motivating business without offering the needed assistance would leave youths without the tools to prosper.

“It will be paradoxical for us to inform young Africans to end up being business owners however reject them access to fund, facilities and chance,” he stated.

The president likewise advised universities to move beyond producing graduates who might pass evaluations by incorporating entrepreneurship, digital abilities, development and vital believing into their programs.

“Africa does not simply require smart individuals. It requires reliable individuals, those who honour their arrangements,” he stated.

On the relationship in between Ghana and Nigeria, Mahama stated the 2 nations shared historic, industrial and cultural ties that might support more powerful financial cooperation.

He advised their universities, services and youths to deepen partnership and pursue chances throughout nationwide borders, worrying that Africa would advance quicker through cooperation.

Previously, Vice-Chancellor, Professor Kazeem Alagbe Gbolagade, stated the university produced 8 First Class finishes out of 140 graduands.

Fifty-four graduates made Second Class Upper degrees, 76 acquired Second Class Lower degrees, while 2 finished with Third Class honours.

The university, certified in 2021, started scholastic activities in 2022 with 2 professors and 10 programs.

It has actually given that broadened to 4 professors and 17 scholastic programs, with strategies to present Law, Theatre Arts and Public Health.

Gbolagade stated trainee enrolment had actually grown from 81 in the 2022/2023 scholastic session to 640 freshly confessed trainees in the 2026/2027 session.

He associated the development to the organization’s focus on scholastic quality, adherence to its scholastic calendar, infotech and entrepreneurship.

He likewise revealed that the university was assisting trainees register their services with the Corporate Affairs Commission, with strategies to present start-up grants for graduates to motivate them to end up being task developers instead of task applicants.

He recognized insufficient facilities as a significant obstacle and appealed for assistance to establish extra trainee lodging, a library complex, a 1,000-capacity lecture theatre and other centers.

Resolving the finishing trainees, Mahama prompted them to utilize their education to develop organizations, reinforce organizations, establish options and develop chances for their neighborhoods.