Big Push initiative insufficient to guarantee jobs – Baffour Awuah

The Member of Parliament for Manhyia South, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, has cautioned that the government’s flagship infrastructure programme, the “Big Push,” will not be enough to solve Ghana’s growing unemployment problem, particularly among university graduates. Speaking on JoyNews AM on Monday, 16 March, the legislator, who also serves as vice chairman of the Subsidiary […]


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