THE CHAIRMAN of World Human Rights Council for West Africa (WHRC), who doubles as the President of Anamase Royal Alliance Council, King Nii Ayitey Anumle Oyanka I, has called on Africa Youth to stay home and help in developing their countries.
He also admonished those seeking greener pastures abroad to return home with their skills. King Nii Oyanka I, added that “those who are thinking of going should rethink about their decision”.
The young king noted that African continent has suffered ‘brain – drain’ for a very long time and is highly time for the leadership to implement policies and programmes that will be beneficial to the African youth.
WHRC Chairman made this call in an interview Nationaltymes.com in Accra last Sunday, and he further lamented that lack of job in Africa to enable the youth to escape economic hardship is the most frequently cited reasons by these youth who always want to travel abroad.
For King Nii Oyanka, African leaders are not leaving up to expectation to achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals – 8 (SDG-8) (for “decent work and economic growth”) that seeks to provide jobs and skills for the youth.
In a related development, he explained that Africa has a long history of mobility before colonization, adding that “nomads crossed what are now international borders, trade caravans through the Sahara, and many Africans migrated during the dry season before returning with the rains”.
“We can’t wait for war to break up for us to start running back home to Africa”. King Oyanka cautioned; as he added that “…we are going to more wars and epidemics from time to time until the end of the world, It not going to end with Ukraine or Russia; what is happening now is a wake up call for African leaders to build Africa to enable good living conditions for its citizenry”, King Nii Oyanka I, admonished.
Source: Nationaltymes.com
