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49,000 NABCo beneficiaries have been absorbed or are working for themselves – Akufo-Addo

Headlines 49,000 NABCo beneficiaries have been absorbed or are working for themselves – Akufo-Addo
OCT 4, 2021 LISTEN

President Nana Akufo-Addo says over 49,000 Nation Builders' Corps (NABCo) beneficiaries have been absorbed into the public sector.

He added that some have become entrepreneurs after gaining the needed experience.

Speaking on Kumasi based Ash FM as part of his tour of the Ashanti Region, he said more young graduates will be benefiting from the programme.

“49,000 have so far transitioned either to permanent employment or working for themselves. That's nearly 50% of the beneficiaries.”

“We are looking at recruiting many more into the programme in the coming days.”

NABCO

In 2018, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo launched the NABCo initiative for employing some 100,000 jobless graduates.

The programme operates seven modules designed to meet the pressing needs of the nation, while providing jobs for the teeming youth who have received tertiary education but are struggling to find jobs.

The beneficiaries were engaged for three years and earned a monthly stipend of GH¢700 each.

The modules are Feed Ghana, Educate Ghana, Revenue Ghana, Heal Ghana, Enterprise Ghana, Digitise Ghana and Governance Ghana.

---citinews

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