A parliamentary aspirant for the Takoradi Constituency, Richard Essuman Addison, says it’s about time constituents are empowered to create jobs.
In an interview on the Western Echo, Mr. Addison stressed that when indigenous people are enhanced with skills and training, they stand to help themselves and others around them.
He, however, encouraged people to look outside their jurisdiction and solve a problem.
He urged individuals especially the youth to expand their horizons by seeking opportunities with skills acquired.
According to him, liaising with corporate organizations to invest in skills development will go a long way toward helping young people.
“We cannot employ everybody at the ports, the police, or immigration. Why don’t we look within ourselves and try and do things in maintenance, auto mechanics, and building construction? I believe in studying for the best.
Why don’t we get an auto mechanic from Germany to come here( Takoradi), train the people of Kokompe, and look at the gadgets they use to do their work, find money, buy it, and give it to them?
The key here is that you do not have to live in Takoradi.”
He continued to say, “As you’ve studied and advanced you can move to Swedru, you will be the only person doing what you are doing.”
The Chinese are doing whatever they are doing in China, and they are moving out of China to Ghana to make money. So internally we can do that, and those are the things I’m looking at.
Of course, I’m going to invest in skill acquisition. We have companies in Takoradi that can help with capital as part of their corporate social responsibility.
