THE Seikwa Tertiary Students Association (SETSA), an umbrella organisation in tertiary students from Seikwa Traditional Area in the Tain District of the Brong Ahafo Region, has appealed to the Bui Power Authority to employ the youth from the district in the on-going construction of the Bui Hydro-electric Dam.
In an interview with the Daily Graphic at Seikwa, the president of the association said most of the association’s members are still jobless after the commencement of the project ,contrary to assurances given by officials to employ them .
He called on the government and the authorities concerned to reserve an appreciable percentage of job vacancies for the sons and daughters of Tain, where the dam is being constructed, and added that the workforce needed for the project should include the youth of the area.
Mr Adade, further stated that a positive response from the authorities concerned would help to fight poverty and illiteracy, which constitute a major source of worry to the people in the area.
“While commending the government for taking the bold step to initiate the Bui power project, we are calling on her to let us the inhabitants of Tain to benefit fully from the project since our land bears both the good or bad result of the project,” he stressed.
Mr Adade further appealed to the government and other private developers to turn their attention to the Tain District, as it was an economically viable area for the establishment of factories and other lucrative business ventures.
On agriculture, he noted that the Degedege Irrigation Dam, which was currently under-utilised, could be put to good use to boost agricultural activities in the area, to further create jobs for the youth and enhance food security, as well as the local economy.
Mr Adade also entreated the local financial institutions in the area to assist the youth in the district by granting them soft loans for them to venture into economic activities.
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