Anglican Bishop lobbies job opportunities for the youth

The Right Reverend  Dr Festus Yeboah-Asuamah, the Anglican Bishop of the Sunyani Diocese has called on the government to do more to create employment opportunities for the youth.

In an interview with the media in Sunyani, he urged the government to prioritize job creation and poverty reduction, urging the youth to also remain discipline and channel their exuberances into productive ventures too.

Rt Rev Dr. Asuamah spoke to the media on the sidelines of the consecration and episcopal ordination of the Rt. Rev Martin Apraku Amankwah as the coadjutor Bishop of the Sunyani Anglican Diocese.

He also called on the government to remained proactive in the fight against illegal mining, popularly known as "galamsey" to preserve the nation's water bodies and forest and vegetative covers.

Rt. Rev Amankwah said he was highly elated for his ordination, pledging to serve the diocese in humility and in diligence.

He touched on agriculture modernization, saying that agriculture ought to go beyond crop harvesting and marketing, calling on the government to establishing factories and processing plants at farm gates and to add value to produce.

Rt. Rev Amankwah noted that building factories would also create employment opportunities for the youth.

Sompaonline.com/ Stella Kyere