THE Northern Regional Director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), Mr Haruna Husheini Sulemana, has expressed concern over the spate of lawlessness among the youth in their bid to make legitimate demands.
He noted that in every society there were rules and procedures that needed to be followed in order not to infringe on the fundamental human rights of any individual in the country.
He stressed the need for the youth to update their knowledge of provisions in the 1992 Constitution so that they did not undermine its tenets.
Mr Sulemana expressed the concern during the launch of the Northern Regional Constitution Week at Savelugu in the Savelugu-Nanton District.
It was on the theme, “Enhancing constitutionalism through effective citizens’ participation for good governance”.
Traditional leaders, assembly members, heads of departments, educationists and NCCE officials attended the launch.
Activities earmarked for the celebration include round-table discussions on the Constitution, a meeting with the security agencies, radio talk shows, funfairs and football matches.
Mr Sulemana stressed the fact that “the youth must be provided with the best opportunity to realise their full potential”.
“The youth are demanding their share of the national cake, which is legitimate, but the way some of them are going about it is worrisome. I personally think, for instance, that some of the demands are beyond the powers of the DCEs and district assemblies,” the director pointed out.
He reminded the participants that the “28th of April 1992 marked a turning point in our political history, since it was the day Ghanaians voted in a referendum to bring the Constitution into force as the supreme law of Ghana”.
The Savelugu-Nanton DCE, Mr Prince Askia Mohammed, observed that the lack of jobs in the three northern regions was “rapidly pushing the youth into all forms of social vices, including drug abuse, alcoholism, pornography, among others”.
He added that the government was sparing no effort to create more job opportunities under the Youth in Agriculture programme, regardless of the political affiliation of the youth.
“The government will not relent in its efforts to create vibrant, educated, enlightened and all-round developed youth capable of analysing national issues and making the desired inputs in governance,” Mr Mohammed added.
A retired teacher, Mr Wumbei Zakaria, observed that “the stronger a country’s democracy, the more useful its Constitution”.
“Why do we chase DCEs out of their offices and not the presiding members or the assembly members if we do not get jobs to do?” he asked.
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