The founder of the All People's Congress, Hassan Ayariga, has criticised leaders in the country for failing to prioritise industrialisation, citing the country's inability to manufacture a bicycle as an example.

Speaking in an exclusive interview on GhanaWeb TV, he described the situation as shameful and blamed successive governments for not leveraging the country's technological and industrial potential.

"We are importing food, every day. We are talking about not having jobs. Common bicycle we don't have a company that manufactures bicycles. In the 21st century, Ghanaians cannot manufacture a bicycle. It is a shame that in the 21st century, Ghanaians cannot manufacture bicycles," he noted.

Hassan Ayariga also criticised leaders in the country for their lack of commitment to building the country through job creation.

He argued that their failure to focus on industrial development and harness available opportunities had contributed to unemployment in the country.

"When we are talking about jobs, there are millions of job opportunities out there, but because we are not committed to building our country. We are not dedicated to transforming our country, and then we are not training; the avenues are there," he stated.

He promised to implement apprenticeship programmes for uneducated citizens to enable them to acquire valuable skills, stressing the importance of reducing unemployment.

"Those who want to be hairdressers will be trained to become hairdressers; those who want to be masons would be trained to become masons. Those who want to be carpenters would be trained to be carpenters, and everyone would be trained to get skills and intelligence to do something, and that is what makes the city vibrant," he added.

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