More young people want to join GAF because there are no jobs

Atta-Mills Institute Director General (CEO) Koku Anyidoho said the large number of young people who stormed El-Wak Stadium to participate in the Ghana Armed Forces recruiting exercise is due to unemployment. .

Video and photos of the incident went viral, with Ghanaians expressing shock.

Others have suggested that the problem may be a time bomb and that leaders need to address the situation.

Commenting on the matter, Koku Anyidoho said young people in Ghana are angry with jobs hence the huge numbers we are seeing.

Speaking on ‘Frontline’ on Rainbow Radio 87.5FM, he said there was a lack of jobs and opportunities, there were hardships and anyone would not be agreement was not straightforward.

He called for a united front to repair the country without politics.

“This is why we must unite to mend the country. We must unite our front and stop partisan politics and fix the country. “

He also suggested that the process take place in public to show a transparent and accountable process.

Meanwhile, he called on the GAF to be transparent and only allow deserving people to join the service to serve the nation.

He also said that there are various reasons people would want to join the security service, but in all of these cases we will need to make sure that those who qualify join the service.

“But the underlying factor is that they need jobs. Other things will come later, but what young people need now is a job, ”he concluded.