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Get us jobs or else…. Ashanti NPP Youth groups 'threaten' Akufo-Addo

A number of youth groups belonging to the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti Region have threatened to embark on a massive demonstration if their needs are not met.
Ashanti NPP Youth Groups
Ashanti NPP Youth Groups

The groups, which are under the umbrella called NPP Identifiable Groups, have said they have given the party and the government a 3-day ultimatum to address their concerns.

The angry groups say their members have suffered throughout the Akufo-Addo administration despite having campaigned and worked toward the two victories of the president.

Speaking to the press in Kumasi, the convener of the groups, Mr Emmanuel Ampiah Mensah, said they have channelled their grievances to the necessary authorities but to no avail.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo

Mr Ampiah, on behalf of the groups, has given the leadership of the party a three-day ultimatum to call them to a meeting and find jobs for them else they will carry out their threat on Saturday.

“We have done a lot for this party and we are expecting something meaningful but we are not seeing anything. We have our colleagues who are not working, up to date, as I’m talking, a lot of people have gotten a lot of jobs but now, as I’m talking, none of us has received any contract”, he told regional correspondent Elisha Adarkwa. 

He added: “I want to region to come and meet us so that we will express our problem to them”, stressing: “We are lacking jobs. Our kids are suffering. We are suffering”.

“We want them to come to our aid”, he insisted.

“So, we are giving them three days; today is Wednesday, we are waiting till Friday, if we don’t hear anything from the regional executives, we’ll advise ourselves”, he threatened.

The coalition, which includes groups such as Elephant Movement, Elephant Soldiers, NPP Vibrant Group, Bantama NPP Florida Fun Group, among others, said the Akufo-Addo government has refused to employ them and their relatives in the various government institutions despite a promise to do so.

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