At the moment Ghana's Industries are virtually non existent. If General motors builds a factory here,they will employ the most qualified people even if they are art graduates and then train them because conditions will force ... read full comment
At the moment Ghana's Industries are virtually non existent. If General motors builds a factory here,they will employ the most qualified people even if they are art graduates and then train them because conditions will force them to do that. If for whatever reason VALCO needs employees but cannot find people within the medium term,then clearly the board and senior executives needs replacing because they can't think outside the box.
Getting the citizen an enterprising spirit and providing the conditions for industry to grow such as low interest rate/inflation, providing capital to business men with good ideas and strategic planning which identifies a clear market,Subsidies for the industry to set up,quotas and tariffs ( EPA is shit )and providing incentives to unis to teach the relevant courses. It must be a chain of events and processes.
A government which needs to go to the people for ideas is clearly made up of idiots, you say lets create jobs and in the same breath say let's embrace EPA. You have to be handicapped not to see the link between the two. If you don't get it by now, you will never get it. The first practical thing to do getting Ghanaians back to work is getting rid of this government. They lack ideas and imagination. Half of them do not have any experience in life to offer anything to our development.
You have idiots like Kobby Acheampong in Charge of one of if not the biggest job creators in the country. Did the one who appointed him put his brain in gear before appointing him?
So mahama,if you want any advise from me,I say the best thing you can do or achieve for Ghana is to leave now.
john T. (bronx, ny) 9 years ago
" Ghana can look at it and maybe mimic" what? an appliance industry? it sounds funny to me!! an appliance industry? do you know anything about supply and demand? how many ghanaians can afford to buy an appliance on , say, eve ... read full comment
" Ghana can look at it and maybe mimic" what? an appliance industry? it sounds funny to me!! an appliance industry? do you know anything about supply and demand? how many ghanaians can afford to buy an appliance on , say, every two years? here in america about 300 or 400 dollars can get you a decent refrigerator. That means a person making about 2500 dollars a month depending on their spending habits can have a lot of purchasing power, making it easier for manufactures to meet their bottom line. making and selling appliance in ghana wont make a dent on ghanaian youth unemployment crisis. we have to approach our " unique" problem in a unique way.
TonyPM 9 years ago
I wrote what I know about supply and demand last week in "Ghana continues to live on her knees under Mahama". You can read it to find out what I know about it. Don't be limited in understanding what I wrote.
I wrote what I know about supply and demand last week in "Ghana continues to live on her knees under Mahama". You can read it to find out what I know about it. Don't be limited in understanding what I wrote.
Kojo T 9 years ago
John , do you understand "mimic"?He used appliance industry. Again what do you understand about appliances? You can change it to utensils and make it owrk Let us stop being negative and add to the positives . It is these kind ... read full comment
John , do you understand "mimic"?He used appliance industry. Again what do you understand about appliances? You can change it to utensils and make it owrk Let us stop being negative and add to the positives . It is these kinds ofsuggestions that will help us move forward. By the way inan African market with ECOWAS of 300m will the appliance not work?
Kookooase Abrante 9 years ago
John T stop castigating Tony on what he wrote. He made many interesting points to ponder on and consider, but you picked only one point of the whole argument (debate) and trashed the whole of Tony's article. This is precisely ... read full comment
John T stop castigating Tony on what he wrote. He made many interesting points to ponder on and consider, but you picked only one point of the whole argument (debate) and trashed the whole of Tony's article. This is precisely why we can not get anywhere in Ghana. We all know more than the other guy but we don’t do foko about it. Yes, Ghana at one point had an appliance industry like Sanyo who made refrigerators, televisions, and stereos. Do you remember Akasanoma (Sony)? At one point even commuter busses were assembled in Ghana. Where are all these industries now? Dead and gone due to actions of both past and present leaders. Do we really have a visionary leader and a supporting cast ready, willing and able to lead Ghana to where we need to go? Maybe.
TonyPM 9 years ago
I thought of Akasanoma as I wrote the article. Thanks for bringing the memory.
I thought of Akasanoma as I wrote the article. Thanks for bringing the memory.
mojingles 9 years ago
Tony you are absolutely right about the lack of industries in Ghana to cater to an apprentice program as obtains in Germany.
Frankly, there is no industrial base in our dear Ghana at all, so training young people in skill ... read full comment
Tony you are absolutely right about the lack of industries in Ghana to cater to an apprentice program as obtains in Germany.
Frankly, there is no industrial base in our dear Ghana at all, so training young people in skills that in much demand these days is only a pipe dream ...instead what should be done is curtailing the number of universities and other institutions of higher learning that churn out graduates such as your nephew who ultimately cannot find work in their field of expertise...expanding the economy should be the priority....if the economy expands in commensuration with an expansion in the number of university graduates then the huge unemployment situation we have on our hands will be a thing of the past...youth unemployment is not limited to Ghana, it is a major problem across the continent of Africa and in the southern part of Europe and the primary reason is this; there are too many graduates for the few jobs available....
At the moment Ghana's Industries are virtually non existent. If General motors builds a factory here,they will employ the most qualified people even if they are art graduates and then train them because conditions will force ...
read full comment
" Ghana can look at it and maybe mimic" what? an appliance industry? it sounds funny to me!! an appliance industry? do you know anything about supply and demand? how many ghanaians can afford to buy an appliance on , say, eve ...
read full comment
I wrote what I know about supply and demand last week in "Ghana continues to live on her knees under Mahama". You can read it to find out what I know about it. Don't be limited in understanding what I wrote.
John , do you understand "mimic"?He used appliance industry. Again what do you understand about appliances? You can change it to utensils and make it owrk Let us stop being negative and add to the positives . It is these kind ...
read full comment
John T stop castigating Tony on what he wrote. He made many interesting points to ponder on and consider, but you picked only one point of the whole argument (debate) and trashed the whole of Tony's article. This is precisely ...
read full comment
I thought of Akasanoma as I wrote the article. Thanks for bringing the memory.
Tony you are absolutely right about the lack of industries in Ghana to cater to an apprentice program as obtains in Germany.
Frankly, there is no industrial base in our dear Ghana at all, so training young people in skill ...
read full comment