Minister Blames Parents For Bad Behaviour Of Youth

Accra, (Greater Accra) 10 Nov. The Deputy Minister of labour and Social Welfare, Mr. Austin Gamey, said at the weekend that most of the social evils in the country are caused by bad parenting. The Minister blamed irresponsible parents for creating social problems like street children, prostitution, teenage pregnancy and armed robbery. Mr. Gamey was inaugurating the Accra-Tema branch of Lolito youth association in Accra. Lolito is in the South Tongu district of the Volta region. He said the cry for moulding the character of the youth will yield very little results if parents do not lead lives worthy of emulation by their children. He reminded parents that accountability is not a figure of speech but a way of life covering how people run their homes, meet their responsibilities to their families, communities and the state. ''We cannot build a good future for this country if we as parents are not able to live up to expectation by living responsible lives for our children to emulate'', he said.