Some staff of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) across the country are demanding the release of 10 months’ unpaid salaries.
According to the YEA staff, numbering about 300, they depend on their wives and menial jobs to survive as they have not been paid for 10 months.
The YEA staff have accused the agency of neglect and frustration.
Speaking at a news conference in Kumasi on Wednesday, October 8, they appealed to President John Dramani Mahama to intervene in their situation.
Osei Yaw Akoto, the convener for the group, stated, “Mr President, please hear our cry and save us and our families from further starvation”.
The YEA staff revealed they were permanently employed in November 2024 after receiving clearance from the Public Service Commission and the Ministry of Finance, and were posted, but have since not received any salaries.
They further claimed that the YEA CEO revealed that their mechanisation was valid in a Zoom meeting in February 2025, but said an audit would be conducted to address concerns of unqualified staff.
According to them, they are starving, with some unable to feed their families, pay school fees, or sustain their marriages.
They further cited cases of colleagues suffering strokes and one nearly attempting to commit suicide due to the situation.
The YEA staff described their situation as a human rights issue and accused management of deliberately frustrating them.
In related news, Malik Basintale, the Chief Executive Officer of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA), has revealed plans to increase the allowance of the agency’s sanitation module by 300 per cent.
Speaking to journalists after appearing before the Public Accounts Committee on Friday, August 22, 2025, Basintale stated, “When I took office, I swore by my late grandfather’s grave that no contract would be signed to pay GH¢258.
That figure is unacceptable in this modern era. In any future contract, we will not go below the minimum wage. We are looking at more than a 300 percent increase,” he stressed.
“We have not discovered ghost names; what we found are individuals who were absent. Those at post have been validated, but those absent will lose two months’ pay.
“Beneficiaries who were validated can attest that their allowances have already been credited to their accounts,” he explained.
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We depend on our wives and menial jobs to survive – YEA staff cry out over unpaid 10 months salary
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