Dr. Kofi Amoah, businessman and entrepreneur
Renowned businessman and philanthropist, Dr. Kofi Amoah, has urged Ghana’s leaders to focus on creating sustainable, well-paying jobs rather than making lofty promises that do not translate into real progress.
In a social media post on Ghana’s 68th Independence anniversary, Dr. Amoah, popularly known as Citizen Kofi, called for a moment of deep reflection, emphasising that many Ghanaians remain dissatisfied with the nation’s economic trajectory despite its vast mineral and human resources.
According to him, one of Ghana’s fundamental challenges is the failure of leadership to recognise the direct link between joblessness and poverty.
“The impenetrable curtain between us and developed societies is our inability to see the nexus between work and progress, joblessness and poverty!” he asserted.
Dr. Amoah criticised the country’s continued dependence on foreign aid and borrowing while failing to fully utilize its fertile lands and abundant solar energy.
He noted that Ghana cannot afford to keep “pontificating ludicrously from religion to digitalization, free and fair elections to free and ‘inferior’ education” while citizens remain jobless and hopeless.
He further argued that the creation of casual and politically motivated employment is not a sustainable solution. Instead, he called for stable, well-paying jobs that uplift the dignity of workers and drive national progress.
“We need jobs that pay living wages, not wages to enslave but to lift up body and soul. Can we all focus on this one thing and get it done? Let’s resolve to build that which brings real happiness for Ghana and ourselves… JOBS FOR ALL, MONIES IN OUR POCKETS, HAPPINESS APLENTY!” he urged.
Dr. Amoah’s call for action comes at a time when unemployment remains one of the most pressing challenges facing Ghana.
According to 2023 data from the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), the national unemployment rate has risen to 14.7%, with youth unemployment (ages 15–35) increasing from 1.2 million to over 1.3 million within the same period.
The report also highlights a persistent gender gap, with female unemployment rates consistently higher than those of males.
See Dr. Amoah’s full post here:
The 68th…
Dearest Ghanaians
How I wish I could join in with expressions of happiness on Ghana’s day of so-called INDEPENDENCE
I’m NOT happy and neither is Ghana and the majority of Ghanaians
So let’s stop pretending and start performing
Let’s stop promising what cannot be… pic.twitter.com/4v9ZEMjtdS
— CitizenKofi (@amoah_citizen) March 6, 2025
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