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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced that one million more jobs will be created by his government over the next three years.
President Nana Akufo-Addo stated that the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta will outline the plans during the presentation of the mid-year budget review on Thursday, July 29, 2021.
President Akufo-Addo made this revelation while addressing Muslim faithful at this year’s Eid-Al-Adha ceremony at the National Mosque.
According to him, the jobs will be created under the Ghana COVID-19 Alleviation and Revitalization of Enterprises Support (Ghana CARES) programme.
“… We will through interventions to be set out in the mid-year budget review announce plans for the creation of one million more jobs under the Ghana CARES ‘Obaatanpa’ project over the course of the next 3 years,” the president said.
Meanwhile, the government has given financial clearance for the interior, education, and national security ministries to recruit personnel.
In total, 11,840 personnel will be recruited into the Ghana Education Service, Ghana Police Service, Ghana National Fire Service, the Ghana Immigration Service, and the Ghana Prisons Service to augment the staffing strength.
Source: GhArticles.com
