Vice President John Dramani Mahama on Monday called on the National Youth Authority (NYA) to use its website as a progressive tool to educate the Ghanaian Youth on new world challenges.

He regretted that succeeding Governments, including the National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration, had not taken youth policies important as it should be, to empower them to perform better.

Vice President Mahama made the call at the launch of a website for the NYA, which strategically interfaces with the youth and other stakeholders to ensure access to vital information.

He said the youth in the past were mobilised and educated to participate in the country's socio-economic development and hoped that NYA would use the website as an opportunity to turn their fortunes in the country.

Vice President Mahama appealed to the NYA to use the website to inculcate into the youth the spirit of patriotism and nationalism rather than political diversity and intolerance that had bedeviled the country over the years.

In another development, Vice President Mahama launched a book titled “Kwame Nkrumah - The Greatest African Leader” authored by Mr Kweku Amoabeng Ortsin and posted on the NYA website.

He said the book which is ‘a must read one’ was not only for children, but a book of reference for adults in research and the academia in Ghana, Africa and the World.

Mrs Sedina Tamakloe Attionou, National Coordinator of NYA said as Ghana celebrated her 55th anniversary of Independence, the NYA would recognise the leadership role Dr Nkrumah played in ensuring attainment of Independence on March 6, 1957.

“For this reason, we honour him by launching a book on his life on the website of the NYA,” she added.

Mrs Attionou said in pursuance of President John Evans Atta Mills’ pledge to invest in people and the youth for a Better Ghana, the NYA recognised the role of the youth in the development of nations.

She noted that the NYA's policy towards Empowering the Youth and impacting positively on national development was launched by Vice President Mahama on August 12, 2010.

Mrs Attionou said since government had worked tirelessly through agencies and with the youth to breathe life into the policy document, many significant milestones including the ratification of the African Youth Charter had been achieved.

Professor Kofi Awoonor, Chairman of Council of State, said some of the history, which was taken out from the syllabus of Junior High Schools (JHS) should be brought back for the young one to learn.

He congratulated Mr Ortsin for the book, and called on the youth to take the study of history serious in their various fields of endeavour.