The Northern Regional Minister, Ali Adolf John, has opposed the initiative by former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, to establish a training center for Kayayei at Madina, Accra.

According to a report by gbcghanaonline.com, the minister rubbished the concept, arguing that it would only promote migration of young girls from the northern sector to the capital city, Accra.

He indicated that the young girls are needed in their local communities and hence such projects could rather be situated in their hometowns.

“I am strongly against promoting kayayei in Accra because we need our girls at home,” he reiterated.

He indicated that such projects would best serve the purpose if the beneficiaries are within their local communities.

He also noted that the government could cover the cost of training and provide the necessary equipment to support the development of the girls.

The minister further drew from his own experience of augmenting his income with money he made from menial jobs while he was still studying at the technical school.

According to him, he even recruited his peers to join him, and it helped them to raise money to pay their school fees without asking their parents.

“Even I gathered the boys and we worked while still in school. Some of them were even able to pay their school fees to the point that when they go home to visit their parents, they tell them they’re not coming for money because their fees had already been paid; they were only paying their parents a visit,” he said.

His comments fall on the back of the launch of the Kayayei Empowerment Training Centre by former Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, on May 21, 2024, at Madina in Accra.

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