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● A number of young people go out to look for jobs daily
Youth in the Upper West Region want employers in the country to stop taking advantage of lack of employment in the country to exploit them.
The Coalition of Concerned Youth Groups in the Upper West Region who made the appeal in a communique stated that employers engaged the youth and either paid them very little remuneration or took advantage of their voluntary service to pay them nothing at all.
“Young people continue to face structural inequalities at the workplace; most of them are into internships and others are; casual engagements with organisations due to the shortage of jobs in the country, however, it sad to note that although they work to produce substantive results, they either receive no salary or are paid very little even though their services contribute significantly to the growth of the organisation”, the group said.
The group further noted with concern the spate of unemployment among the youth coupled with increased casual engagement of young people by some organisations in the country.
The communique was jointly signed by youth advocacy organisations such as the Coalition for Positive Impact, Community Aid for Rural Development (CARD) Ghana and the Necessary Aid Alliance to draw the attention of stakeholders to the plight of the youth in the country.
Throwing more light on the issues raised by the group, the SHE-Lead Coordinator of CARD-Ghana, Ms Ernestina Biney said the youth in the country had suffered unemployment in silence for too long which was an affront to human dignity.
She stated that engaging the youth on casual terms, limited their development as they wasted their active years sacrificing without income when they could have been engaged permanently with substantive salaries to adequately prepare them for the future.
She appealed to the government to create an enabling environment for the youth to ensure that jobs created in the country for the youth were sustainable.
“We need government to introduce deliberate policies aimed at providing sustainable jobs for the teeming unemployed youth to reduce migration of the active workforce to Europe and other foreign countries in pursuit of greener pastures”, she said.
She called on employers to engage the youth on fair term not take advantage of the lack of jobs in the country to exploit the job seeking youth.
The Coordinator again raised the issue of gender stereotyping and said even though the youth in general were confronted with unemployment issues, females suffered more as some of them were refused certain job offers and promotion as a result of their gender.
“These inequalities, stereotypes and biases undermine the youth and prevent them from adequately utilising their potentials and contributing to national development and it is, therefore, not surprising that only a few young people are actively involved at top level management positions as well as governance”, she said.
From Lydia Darlington Fordjour, Wa
General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Kodua Frimpong, has filed his nomination to contest the position of General Secretary again as the party begins its rebuilding efforts ahead of the 2028 general elections.
He was accompanied by party stalwarts and supporters who were in high spirits, expressing confidence that he is the right person to hold the position.
Speaking after filing his nomination, Mr Kodua Frimpong assured the rank and file of the party that he would not disappoint them.
“I can assure you that the faith the rank and file of the party have had in me, I will never disappoint them,” he said.
He also pledged to run a clean campaign devoid of personal attacks.
“I can assure you that our internal campaign will be devoid of personal attacks,” he told his fellow contestants and the rank and file of the party as he seeks to retain his position.
His tenure has seen the party through the 2024 general elections, where the NPP lost power to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) after eight years in government.
The party is currently in a rebuilding phase, with internal elections scheduled to elect new national executives to lead its reorganization towards the 2028 polls.
The General Secretary position is considered one of the most influential in the party’s administrative structure, responsible for the day-to-day running of the party secretariat and implementation of party decisions.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
The University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) has disputed claims made on social media by comedian Michael Blackson concerning the treatment given to his late mother, saying a review found that the allegations did not accurately reflect what happened during her stay at the hospital.
In a statement issued in Accra on August 5, 2026, the management of UGMC expressed condolences to Mr. Blackson and his family over the death of his 83-year-old mother, who died at the facility on July 16, 2026.
The hospital said it had taken the concerns raised by Mr. Blackson seriously and conducted a thorough review in line with its clinical and administrative procedures.
According to the statement, the facts presented by Mr. Blackson on social media contained “numerous inaccuracies” and did not accurately reflect the medical care provided to his mother.
UGMC explained that she was referred to the facility from another hospital and received treatment there from May 27 to July 16, 2026, a period of about eight weeks.
The hospital stated that it would not release details of her diagnosis, treatment, medical records or other aspects of her care because it had a duty to protect patient confidentiality, even after death.
It said the decision was intended to respect the dignity of the deceased and the privacy of her family.
UGMC further stated that all clinical decisions at the facility are made by qualified healthcare professionals based on medical judgment, established standards of care and the best interests of the patient.
The statement added that such decisions are made in consultation with authorised family representatives where necessary and that billing and financial procedures are governed by institutional policies and are separate from clinical decision-making.
The hospital noted that it values feedback from patients and their families and considers both positive and negative comments important for improving the quality of care.
Mr. Blackson had earlier used social media to criticise the care his mother received at UGMC, prompting the hospital’s response.
By: Jacob Aggrey
