Mr. Theophilus Tetteh Chaie, National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Ablekuma Central Constituency, has said he would place much emphasis on technical and vocational education to ensure the fast development of the youth in the area.
He said education and skill training were crucial in eliminating poverty and pledged his readiness to assist all stakeholders in the constituency in their development drives.
Mr. Chaie said this when he met executives of the Ghana National Tailors and Dressmakers Association, Spare Parts Dealers Association and the Ghana Private Road Transport Union at Abossey Okai in Accra at the weekend.
He said he was fully aware of the challenges facing the constituency and appealed to the stakeholders to remain committed and dedicated and urged them to forward to him areas where he could offer help.
He also assured the stakeholders that he would institute measures to ensure that he had regular interactions with them and the electorate to discuss issues of concern and seek their views on all matters.
Mr Chaie said revenue government generates from the constituency does not commensurate with basic facilities the people are enjoying, adding that, he would lobby government, as well as seek assistance from other sources for the area to have such facilities.
Mr Joseph Paddy, President of the Spare Parts Dealers Association on his part, expressed worry at the rate at which so many pieces of tax elements had been imposed on second-hand spare parts making it difficult for them to clear goods.
He said apart from draining up the coffers of their members, it had also contributed to the collapse of their businesses and urged the government to review the tax laws.
Mr Daniel Botchway, Zonal Chairman of the Ghana National Tailors and Dressmakers Association, asked the government to improve facilities at the National Vocational Training Institute (NVTI) to enable them to train more people to lessen the unemployment problem in the country.
He said the advice was necessary because most young men and women trained by the association had no money to start a new life, adding that, this could be avoided if government would strengthen the NVTI.