NDC youth protest over appointment of YEA boss

Some irate youth of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) calling itself the Coalition of youth groups in Tamale have protested against the appointment of Tanko Rashid as the Northern Regional Coordinator of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA).

According to the group, Tanko Rashid was indicted in a report for embezzling money at the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) when he was the Regional Manager of the Scheme. hence the demonstration against his appointment.

The angry youth who marched to present a petition to the Northern Regional Coordinating Council said Tanko Rashid's appointment should be revoked.

Deputy Secretary, Mohammed Weimah spoke to Citi FM said "Tanko Rashid alias computer, was indicted in a report for embezzling money at the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) when he was the Regional Manager of the Scheme. Tanko Rashid also defrauded the NDC of over forty thousand Ghana cedis which was meant for party polling agents."

"Tanko Rashid computer continued to draw double salaries as a manager of the Northern Region NHIS and a as a teacher of the Tamale College of Education without teaching. If the President is indeed committed to fighting corruption in Ghana, we find it abhorrent to appoint him as the Northern Regional Director of YEA, considering his record as a serial fraudster. We also advice the appointing authority to revoke the appointment of Rashid Computer to save the YEA from being looted," he added.