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Govt jobs exist but start own business – Bawumia to graduates

The Vice-President of Ghana, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has encouraged prospective graduates from various tertiary institutions to start their own business notwithstanding the employment opportunities in the public sector for them.

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He gave the advice in a speech read on his behalf by a Deputy Minister for Education, Reverend John Ntim Fordjour, at the 13th congregation of the University of Mines And Technology (UMaT) in Tarkwa last Saturday.

Graduates the Vice-President said venturing into entrepreneurship can help them develop their own businesses to enable them to build a sound future for themselves and also contribute to the development of the country.

“You are not only expected to be working in the public sector; you are equally expected to be drivers of the private sector. You should start your own business with knowledge gained from the training you have received, and employ others,” he said.

He said the role of graduates in the private sector would be instrumental to the growth of the country and reminded them that as fresh graduates, they should know that grades and academic scores might not matter after school.

Mr Bawumia on behalf of the Deputy Education Minister, John Ntim further advised the graduating students to take advantage of all opportunities that would come their way and position themselves to be relevant to society.

“You should develop such positive traits as hard work, honesty, dedication, trustworthiness and humility,” President Nana Akufo-Addo right-hand man told graduating students of the University of Mines and Technology (UMaT).

Meanwhile, the Minister for Finance, Hon Ken Ofori-Atta has said the Government of Ghana (GoG) payroll is full for the Controller and Accountant General’s Department to consider new workers on the pay system.

The Minister speaking at a graduation ceremony at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) also urged the fresh graduates to find innovative ways of becoming entrepreneurs and venture into a business that will be of profit.

“That Government of Ghana (GoG) payroll is full because we are spending some 60% of our revenue on remunerating some new 650,000 people. That is not sustainable,” the Finance Minister stated at the UPSA graduation ceremony.

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