The Vice President and presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has reaffirmed his commitment to generating employment opportunities for the youth of Ghana within the digital sector.
A cornerstone of Dr. Bawumia’s policy agenda aimed at improving the lives of young people is the initiative to train one million individuals in digital skills.
While addressing a large gathering of young Ghanaians during his community connect event in Koforidua on Saturday, Dr. Bawumia emphasized his dedication to implementing this initiative upon assuming the presidency.
He believes that the digital landscape presents numerous opportunities that the youth of Ghana must be equipped to seize.
There are so many jobs and opportunities in the digital space, that is why I want to give 1 million Ghanaian youth training in digital skills…It will open more opportunities for them both in Ghana and abroad and I believe in the ingenuity of the Ghanaian youth, so we have to support them.
With a training in digital skills, you can sit here in Koforidua and work for any company here in Ghana and even abroad. This is the direction the world is going, so I want to prepare our youth to benefit from the immense opportunities of the digital space.
Dr. Bawumia stated that his administration aims to elevate Ghana’s digital landscape by eliminating taxes on mobile phones.
With the work we are doing, the digitalization and the work we want to [give] them with the youth, taxes on mobile phones ought to go and I will take them off to make mobile phones cheaper and more affordable in Ghana.
