Please Stay, Life In Ghana Is Better Than Life Abroad – Otumfuo To Graduates
The Overlord of the Ashanti Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has urged graduates of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science And Technology (KNUST) to consider staying in Ghana rather than seeking greener pastures abroad.
His message resonates with a growing sentiment that life in Ghana offers unique advantages. Although he acknowledged that there are difficulties, the King, made known that the country needs professionals to work to grow the economy.
While speaking at the 57th Congregation of the school on Friday, November 24, 2023, the revered King, who doubles as the chancellor of the university, divulged that the only jobs available to graduates outside the country are menial jobs.
He further added that from his experience of living abroad for a number of years, Ghanaian graduate students mostly only get cleaning jobs amongst others despite their qualifications when they leave Ghana for greener pastures.
“With all due respect, on this topic, I have lived abroad before, we worked in restaurants and all those things, even though we had gone to the university before we went there.