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Please Stay, Life In Ghana Is Better Than Life Abroad – Otumfuo To Graduates
The Overlord of the Ashanti Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has urged graduates of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science And Technology (KNUST) to consider staying in Ghana rather than seeking greener pastures abroad.
He further added that from his experience of living abroad for a number of years, Ghanaian graduate students mostly only get cleaning jobs amongst others despite their qualifications when they leave Ghana for greener pastures.
“With all due respect, on this topic, I have lived abroad before, we worked in restaurants and all those things, even though we had gone to the university before we went there.
“So, the people here are much better than living in abroad and we have to be honest with ourselves. Because graduates and all that, people qualified are not given the work they want to do because they are taken to hospitals to clean and all of that,” he said
The Asantehene to a greater extent appealed to the graduates not to travel abroad because in Ghana, they are given the needed reverence and self-esteem.
“Whiles you are here, we accord you with all the respect and dignity as a lecturer, as a professor and everything. So, please let us stay here and work,” he emphasized.
After lamenting the increasing rate of brain drain, the respected traditional ruler also told the government and all the stakeholders to create an enabling environment in the country to serve as an incentive for young graduates and professionals to remain and work.
Peace
November 26, 2023 at 9:28 pm
We can’t stay
Anonymous
November 27, 2023 at 5:45 am
Nana days de truth but government can’t do it alone,u also hv de resources to open jobe nd factories to sustain the unemployment menace pls
Mohammed
November 27, 2023 at 6:18 pm
We can’t stay in Ghana because, been in abroad with a cleaner job is better than staying in ur country without a job.
.Tsotsoo
November 27, 2023 at 7:01 pm
Otumfuo has said it all. Efie ni fie. Someone once said that you only travel when you’re in need.So people travel outside out of frustration. You are therefore always not happy. Let’s stay and build our Motherland. Thank you.
Concerned HONEST Citizen
November 29, 2023 at 10:19 am
please don’t listen to people who have money, they are the only one enjoying Ghana, as soon as you get the chance leave!!