News:
March 8, 2019
Members of a community advocacy group, Youth Parliament from some Districts in the Northern region have appealed to Ghana’s legislature to support the inclusivity of young people in the governance process at all levels of the country.
Leader of the Youth Parliamentarians, Jeremiah Kasalku Takal urged Parliament to advance policy formulation and implementation for national development.
The group also appealed to Parliament’s select committees on Local Government and Rural Development, and Youth, Sports and Culture to support the setting-up and mentoring of Youth Parliaments across the country.
Master Kaslku Takal who made the appeal when the group paid a courtesy call on the Speaker of Parliament also called for the promulgation of a Legislative Instrument (LI) to give effect to the National Youth Authority Act, (Act 939) and the National Youth Policy document.
The Youth Parliamentarians again urged Parliament to fast-track the passage of the Affirmative Action and Right to Information Bills as soon as possible.
The group constitutes a total of 175 Youth Parliamentarians from 25 communities in five districts of the Northern region of Ghana namely Sagnarigu, Yendi, Saboba, Nanumba South and Nanumba North and other youth advocates.
The community base Youth Parliament concept was started by the youth of Saboba and currently being implemented as an extended project by the Youth Empowerment for Life (YEfL).
The initiative is to provide a platform for young people to have engagements with decentralized duty bearers and find solutions to issues concerning community development.
The Youth Parliament received technical and financial support from the Star Ghana Foundation in its activities.
Christian Kpesese/ ghanamps.com