Ghanaian artiste, Denning Edem Hotor popularly known as Ayigbe Edem Goget’em has expressed concerns over the increasing number of young Ghanaians looking for chances elsewhere, blaming it on what they see as a lack of hope in their own country.
Edem discussed his thoughts on the youth exodus in an exclusive interview. He said that many are leaving Ghana in quest of better opportunities and advancement, something they feel are now elusive in their native country.
“Everybody wants to Jakpa; nobody wants to be at a place where dem no dey see progress. Young people need a better life, to see a future, and I feel the difference between the places the people want to go and Ghana is that, those places, there’s hope,” Edem remarked.
The Ghana Population and Housing Census of 2021 revealed a worrying pattern: more Ghanaians are leaving the country to seek employment abroad, with young people making up the majority of those leaving.
