A member of Ghana's Council of State representing the Volta Region, Mr Kwamigah Tanko, has issued a strategic call for a radical rethinking of job creation in Ghana, urging a bottom-up alliance between local government actors and private sector innovators to tackle the country's escalating youth unemployment crisis.
Speaking to Metro TV's Eastern Regional Correspondent, Samuel Kwesi Appah-Peniel, upon his return from the Global Parliament of Mayors Annual Summit 2025 in North Miami, USA, Mr Tanko stressed that Ghana must shift from "lip service to lived solutions" by integrating local community knowledge with global best practices. "We can no longer afford to plan development from boardrooms in Accra when the realities are playing out in Aflao, Hohoe, and Nkwanta.
The people closest to the problems must be resourced and empowered to lead the solutions," he said.
Global Conversations, Local Relevance Mr Tanko participated in the high-level summit at the invitation of Mayor Alix Desulme (Ed.D) of North Miami, where over 70 mayors and urban leaders from across the globe exchanged evidence-based policies addressing employment, equity, and local governance.
