Joe Jackson, the Chief Executive Officer of Dalex Finance, has boldly admitted that the John Mahama administration has underperformed in terms of job creation.
According to Joe Jackson, over the past year and a half, the John Mahama-led government has failed to address Ghana’s youth unemployment.
He highlighted that the NDC government’s pace and scale of employment generation for young people continue to fall short.
Speaking on the JoyBusiness Roundtable on Thursday, April 30, during a discussion, Joe Jackson explained, “If we talk about jobs, that is the weakest link. We are still not creating enough jobs for the young people of this country”.
“So for me, the question really is, what is been done on transformation. Unless you are rich, you can’t help but saying this government has achieved stabilisation,” he added.
Meanwhile, Francis Xavier Sosu, the Member of Parliament for Madina, has said no amount of jobs created by the government will absorb every unemployed person.
Speaking in an interview on Metro TV on Monday, March 30, 2026, Francis Xavier Sosu stated, “Government will create jobs. But no amount of jobs created by the government will absorb every unemployed person. You must understand that. Let’s be honest,” he said.
“It’s not about politics. Hunger doesn’t know politics. A lack of jobs doesn’t know political parties. If you want to tie your personal growth and jobs to NDC or NPP, I’m telling you, you’ll lose it,” Sosu added.
He added, “No political person will be a politician forever. I will do my own, my time will come, I will leave. But I’ve said too many times that you are here because you want to help the people. After service, I will go.”
“Many young people have come to my office, and by the time they are leaving, they turn into entrepreneurs. One of the things we do a lot is business support,” he said.
In related news, Nana Aba Anamoah, a renowned Ghanaian media personality, has called out the Minister for Labour, Jobs and Employment, Dr Rashid Pelpuo, over the scale of youth unemployment in this country.
The renowned Ghanaian media personality highlighted that Dr Rashid Pelpuo needs to make his DMs and office more accessible if he truly wants to understand the scale of youth unemployment in this country.
She detailed that the numbers being quoted about jobs created simply don’t match what people are living through every day.
Nana Aba Anamoah further questioned the Labour Minister, where exactly are these jobs he and heads of agencies under his ministry claim to have created?
In a post shared on X, Nana Aba Anamoah wrote, “The Minister for Labour, Jobs and Employment (Dr Rashid Pelpuo) needs to make his DMs and office more accessible, if he truly wants to understand the scale of youth unemployment in this country.
The numbers being quoted about jobs created simply don’t match what people are living through every day. So where exactly are these jobs he and heads of agencies under his ministry claim to have created?
Why am I receiving countless messages from frustrated young people about their inability to land jobs despite doing everything right?
What is the plan for graduates who have been stuck in a cycle of applications?
And let’s be honest, when even your own foot soldiers are shutting down NHIA offices, it raises serious questions about this narrative of widespread job creation.
Where are the jobs?
PS: There’ll always be that one guy who’ll ask What did NPP do for them?’
They’re out of power for a reason, so grow up”.
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