Ghanaian politician and Group Chairman of Hasnita Travel Consult, Hassan Ayariga, has labelled Ghana a virgin country, while referring to the U.S. as an old woman.
Hassan Ayariga urged Ghanaian youths not to go to the U.S. to destroy their future, as there are better chances for growth in Ghana.
He argued that many foreigners are actually coming into Ghana for opportunities, but Ghanaians are rather job hunting in the U.S.
Speaking in a video shared on X by The 1957 News, Hassan Ayariga stated, “It is easier to make a million dollars in Ghana than to make $100,000 in the US.“Do not destroy your future by going to the US”.
“Your country is where there are a lot of opportunities. That is where your classmates, schoolmates and colleagues can help you grow,” he said.
“In a no man’s country, you don’t know anybody. You cannot just jump and expect success,” he stated.
He added, “Ghana is a virgin country. The US is an old woman. What is there to get from an old woman?”
“It is because we don’t know what we have in this country,” he added.
He further added that travelling abroad should be for tourism or short visits, not job hunting.
“You go there to spend money, not to look for jobs,” Hasan Ayariga stated.
In other news, the Chief Executive Officer of the McDan Group of Companies, Dr Daniel McKorley, popularly known as McDan, has said the Volta Region can generate $9 billion annually.
Speaking passionately at the Volta Economic Forum under the theme “Harnessing the Volta Corridor Economic Potential for the 24-Hour Economy Take-off,” McDan stated, “Everybody is talking about investment, but I was talking about revenue. The Volta Region can generate nine billion dollars. Is it our attitude, or are we just not deliberate?”
“I’m developing the biggest salt mine in Africa,” he said. “Yes, there are challenges, but we’re scaling through. I’m moving into the Volta Region to start operations and develop it.”
He added, “You can have the longest cable car in the world near Afadjato Mountain. This region can be a tourism powerhouse,” he said, referencing the area’s “health tourism” potential, including traditional waterfalls believed to have healing powers.
“I want to see private jets flying here into the Volta Region with investors. Let’s take this region seriously,” he stated.
McDan further described the Volta Region as a “sleeping giant” with a youth population exceeding 70 percent.
He stressed the need to empower young people through entrepreneurship, innovation, and vocational training.
McDan added, “We have to be creative. We have the youth, and we must develop them,” he said. “The 24-hour economy is a good concept, but it only works if we start acting.”
“We are waiting for the government to come to our aid, but we have what it takes as the private sector to take a move in our own small way,” he said. “If we start, I believe the government will step in.”
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