IT IS an undeniable fact that the growth of a community or nation depends largely on the infusion of exuberant energies of the youth as vital input for development.
This philosophy has been carried out under various regimes, be it military or democratic, in semantic forms, but the ultimate objective is to ensure that the youthful energies of the nation are exploited for nation building.
Today, the youth of Akoefe-Tokor in the Ho Municipality have demonstrated the zeal to foster the virtues of self-help in the community by organising a fund-raising rally in commemoration of the fifth anniversary ceremony of the association and the cutting of sod for the construction of a youth skills development centre.
Under the auspices of the Akoefe-Tokor Citizens’ Association in Accra and Tema, the people have expressed the desire to give back to their community or their roots from which they have been nurtured from birth to the level at which individuals find themselves in various spheres of life today.
According to the vice-chairman of the association, Mr Michael Titriku, some concerned citizens sought the consensus of the people in connection with the needs of the people pertaining to the development of the community.
The community embraced the challenges and pledged to take up the task five years ago and have already undertaken some projects.
They include the provision of furniture for the local Junior High School, the procurement of public address system to replace gong-gong beating in the town, the supply of computers to the local JHS, the construction of the skills development training centre as the latest.
These achievements were made under the slogan “five years of co-ordinated local community development” buttressed under this year’s theme : “Local community development; the responsibility of all.”
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Ho-West, Mr Emmanuel Kwasi Bedzrah, reiterated that the growth of every community depended on the active support of the youth.
He underscored that education was crucial to the achievement of every society, stressing that parents and all stakeholders should not ignore the education of their children otherwise it could set the tone for waywardness.
Mr Bedzrah said it was time for politicians to fulfil all promises made to the electorate at the various constituencies and the nation as a whole.
He advised the people to be disciplined because it was the watchword for progress in life, adding that every citizen should behave orderly and abide by the laws of the land.
The MP commended them for their commitment to the development of the community and donated GH¢2,000 and £100 towards the development of the community.
A prominent citizen of the Ho-Central constituency, Mr Ben Kpodo, also pledged 50 bags of cement to be delivered in three instalments of 20, 15, 15 in support of the project.
The Regional Co-ordinator of the National Youth Employment Programme (NYEP), Madam Jessie Ekumebu, said the programme was not a source of permanent employment but an avenue to prepare beneficiaries for the future by building relevant experience for the job market.
She also said they could acquire skills for self-employment, stressing that the youth take their posting seriously in order to derive maximum gains in the programme.
The assembly member for the town, Mr Mawuko Tsigbe, urged the youth to exploit the gains in the national youth policy in order to make them more productive.
He said they should take advantage of various subsidies inherent in several government interventions to spearhead the development of the town.
Mr Tsigbe promised that he would lend support to the youth to help accelerate the development of the community.
The regent of the town, Togbe Amoah, commended the youth for devoting the day for positive action towards development.
He stated that their gesture would contribute immensely to the development of the community.
Togbe Amoah commended the various churches in the town for the active participation in the development of the town with a common sense of purpose and understanding.
He appealed to those sitting on the fence to rescind their decision and reform to join “the movement for development.”
The Volta Regional Co-ordinator of the National Youth Council, Alhaji Nabila, presented some copies of the national youth policy to the people at the function.
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