The Board Chairman of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA), Sammy Awuku has hinted that as part of its regional and district flagship programs, the YEA intends to cultivate a cassava plantation and build a processing factory in the Eastern region.

This comes after Mr Awuku led a delegation headed by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the YEA, Lawyer Justin Kodua Frimpong together with some Board and Management members and Ambassadors paid a courtesy call on the Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin.

The call was aimed at introducing the Agency's new initiatives (Job Centre, Artisan Directory and the Regional and District Flagship programs) to the Okyenhene.

The CEO Lawyer Justin Kodua Frimpong, elaborated the benefits these new initiatives were going to present to the Ghanaian, especially the youth. He reiterated the government's commitment to creating sustainable jobs for the Youth in a bid to ending the seeming recycling of youth unemployment in the country.

The Board Chairman and CEO called on Okyenhene to support YEA in the region and implored him to use his influence and networks to garner investor support for the Agency.

Build Ghana through Agric, Education and Infrastructure

In his address, His Royal Majesty Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin commended the Agency for its commitment to their mandate of job creation and urged them to lead the path of Ghana's development as envisioned by the president.

The Okyenhene called on the government to employ innovative ways to shift the focus of the Youth from small scale mining to Agriculture.

He posited that it is only through agriculture, education and infrastructure that Ghana can become great after 62 years of independence.

The Agency is poised to empower and improve the livelihoods of young people as mandated by the Act.