TALK, TALK, TALK – WHERE ARE THE JOBS? THE NDC’S LOUD ANNOUNCEMENTS HAVE PRODUCED NOTHING
Ghanaians are tired of noise. They want jobs, not press conferences. They want pay slips, not photo ops. After almost 10 months of endless announcements, partnerships, and media hype from the NDC and Malik Basintale, the most basic question remains unanswered: where are the jobs?
Every other day, the NDC machinery rolls out another announcement. Another “strategic partnership.” Another promise to employ thousands of young people. Malik Basintale goes from one event to another, shaking hands, smiling for cameras, and issuing statements about youth employment. But announcements do not feed families. Announcements do not reduce unemployment. Results do.
So far, there are no clear figures showing how many young people have actually been employed. No published lists. No follow-up reports. No success stories. No data on how many are still working, earning, and building a future. Just words. Loud words. Repeated words. Empty words.
This is the NDC’s old habit: promise big, deliver little or nothing. They are excellent at launching ideas but weak at implementation. They speak confidently about jobs, yet Ghanaian youth are still waiting. If these partnerships are real, where are the outcomes? If people have been employed, where is the evidence? If money has been committed, where is the impact?
Compare this to the NPP’s record. Under the NPP, job creation was tied to clear programs, clear numbers, and visible beneficiaries from NABCO to Youth Employment Agency modules, from industrial expansion to private-sector job linkages. Ghanaians may debate scale and challenges, but one thing is clear: the NPP showed work, not just words.
The NDC, on the other hand, wants applause for announcements alone. That is not leadership. That is performance. Governance is not about promising employment; it is about producing employment.
After nearly ten months, patience is running out. Youth unemployment is not a slogan. It is a crisis. And crises demand action, not excuses. If the NDC and Basintale truly care about Ghanaian youth, they must stop talking and start showing results.
Until then, the verdict is simple and unavoidable: the NDC is good at announcing jobs but very poor at creating them. Ghanaians are watching. And this time, they are counting outcomes, not speeches.
By: Blessing Mantey
