{"id":104652,"date":"2025-11-29T16:55:23","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T16:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=104652"},"modified":"2025-11-29T16:55:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T16:55:23","slug":"asantehene-urges-president-mahama-to-act-swiftly-on-unemployment-calls-for-support-for-smes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=104652","title":{"rendered":"Asantehene urges President Mahama to act swiftly on unemployment, calls for support for SMEs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has urged President John Dramani Mahama to prioritise Ghana\u2019s growing unemployment crisis, warning that the situation poses a threat to national stability.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the 59th Congregation of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) on Saturday, November 29, the Asantehene said the country can no longer overlook the scale of joblessness among the youth.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are all aware of the unemployment situation in this nation,\u201d he stated. \u201cUnemployment is a major issue in the country. It is a national concern, and the President should take a keen interest in this critical issue.\u201d<\/p>\n

Otumfuo Osei Tutu II explained that the severity of the problem compelled him to raise the matter when the German President and Ambassador visited him last month. He reiterated his appeal to the German government to invest in Ghana\u2019s small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs), noting that strengthening the sector is essential for job creation.<\/p>\n

Beyond unemployment, the Asantehene expressed concern about the staffing challenges facing KNUST. He said the university\u2019s lecturer-student ratio has become increasingly unfavourable and risks undermining teaching and learning.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe situation places a heavy strain on our dedicated lecturers and threatens the quality of education we provide,\u201d he noted, referencing findings from the Ghana Education Commission\u2019s recent five-year cyclical review.<\/p>\n

He appealed to government to grant the necessary financial clearance for KNUST to recruit more academic and administrative staff.<\/p>\n

The Asantehene also congratulated graduates and commended the university\u2019s leadership, but maintained that addressing unemployment and strengthening educational institutions must remain national priorities.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese issues require urgent attention if we are to secure a stable and prosperous future for our country,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"AsanteheneThe Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has urged President John Dramani Mahama to prioritise Ghana\u2019s growing unemployment crisis, warning that the situation poses a threat to national stability.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the 59th Congregation of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) on Saturday, November 29, the Asantehene said the country can no longer overlook the scale of joblessness among the youth.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_2277560469115098_106292521332774":"","twitter_aToxNzczMzI3Njk4OTg4ODUxMjAxOw==_1773327698988851200":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[436,491,111,1883,10,9,6844],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-104652","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-asantehene","category-education","category-mahama","category-national","category-politics","category-popular","category-unemployment"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104652","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=104652"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104652\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=104652"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=104652"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=104652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}