Accra, Jan. 10,- Mr Michael Owusu
Addo, a Ghanaian Hip-Hop Musician, known in the showbiz industry as Sarkodie,
has urged the youth to take their destiny into their hands by being creative
and innovative.
That he said would make them
financially-independent and sustainable.
He said while growing up as a
child, he had the perception that government was supposed to provide everything
the citizens needed just like how parents would do for their children.
However, he said, at certain
stages in life, he realised that the government couldn’t provide all the needs
of the people and, therefore, ventured into the music industry with little
support from the government.
Sarkodie made the remarks at the
outdooring of Former President John Agyekum Kufuor as the Patron of the Ghana
Job Bank Initiative in Accra, on Tuesday.
He therefore, entreated the youth
to take advantage of the new mentorship Initiative, to make a headway in life.
The musician pledged his support
to the initiative, which was founded by Richard Ofori-Atta, an entrepreneur and
Godwin Attiga, a co-founder and Cyber Security Analyst based in the USA.
The mentorship programme seeks to
provide entrepreneurial skills and opportunity for the beneficiaries to
undertake internships in partner companies abroad.
The programme, which would be
launched in May this year, has two modules, including Business Incubator and
Smart Youth Programme.
It would offer training in
software engineering, digital skills, cyber security programme and open data
platform to the trainees free of charge.
The beneficiaries would also
experience hands-on training in the USA and United Arab Emirates intended to
improve their competencies and employable skills.
Sarkodie won the Best
International Act: Africa Category at the 2012 BET Awards and was nominated in
the same category at the 2014 BET Awards.
Ms Joselyn Dumas, an Actress and
Television Presenter, who was also at the residence of Former President Kufuor
lent her support to the initiative.
She pledged to use her social
media platforms to promote the initiative, and urged the youth to create
opportunities for themselves if they couldn’t find one on the job market.
Ms Dumas reiterated the need for
the youth to be creative in any field they find themselves, instead of
depending on the government for support.
GNA
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