The Northern Regional Minister-designate, John Ali Adolf, has said he will put measures in place to ensure the exodus of persons from the north to the south to engage in menial jobs is abated.
He says most of the youth who throng to the south end up engaging in head porting, otherwise known as ‘kayayie’ and other low-grade jobs.
According to Adolf, he has already started thinking of ways to get them to stay home and work instead of coming to the south.
Appearing before the Appointments Committee of Parliament Thursday, January 23, 2025, he said “the Kayayie menace is a problem which didn’t start today. I have already started thinking about brothers and sisters who come to Accra to find menial jobs.”
He has promised to make the north “an attractive place so no one leaves for the south.”
He also told the vetting committee that he will “initiate apprenticeship training” for the youth to develop some skills for themselves.
Mr. Adolf also bemoaned the practice where some come to the south to acquire certain things to bolster their engagements back in the north, but end up staying longer to engage in smaller jobs.
“Some come to Accra with a target to buy a sewing machine or dryer and later end up doing something else when they get here,” he added.
The respective District Chief Executives, in the Minister-designate’s words, would also be charged to stop the incessant exodus in their areas to curb the situation.
“I’ll ensure every DCE does it best to ensure they stop migration of indigenes in their various districts. Most Kayayie will find their way back if they realise their colleagues are doing well with the training and masterclass we want to put in place,” he was confident.
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