The Member of Parliament(MP) for Akrofuom in the Ashanti Region, Hon Alex Blankson, has revealed he is set to enroll 100 unemployed youth in a skill training program, as part of reducing unemployment in his constituency.
Speaking to Kwaku Dawuro on Movement In The Morning Show, Hon. Blankson said that ‘’as part of the youth empowerment project, I will be enrolling 100 young people in the constituency to equip them with skills set. The communities in the constituency are many, so we will start with 100 people for now. The training goes beyond putting them in the various training sectors, but once they are done with the training, we will get them the needed equipment to start their businesses. GNPC has already started training 40 people in the community, most of them are done, they will receive their certification soon and be given equipment to start working as part of the training’’, he added.
He further stated he is poised to make the livelihood of the community members better.