The National Youth Authority (NYA), has noted to youth-inclined NGOs that it has no ties with an advertisement calling on them to register with a group calling itself the Youth Empowerment Synergy (YES).
The Authority in a statement said that YES has no authorization to collect data of youth groups on behalf of the Republic of Ghana.
A Daily Graphic publication on Monday November 6, 2017, asked all student and youth groups and associations to register online with YES to join ongoing advocacy for youth-inclusive policy for Ghana.
But the NYA has warned that dealing with YES comes with its own risk as it is in no way placed to compile a so-called Ghana Youth Directory.
“To do so could invite the repercussions stated in National Youth Authority Act 2016 Section 25, which deals with Registration of Youth Organizations and Section 26 which enumerates offences and penalties,” the Authority said.
“…the NYA is mandated under Act 939 to take steps to rally youth groups for the purpose of creating an active community of youth workers. To this end, the NYA has data on recognized youth groups and urges others to feel no inhibition in contacting the NYA to register to enjoy the benefits of cooperation.”
“Youth groups should beware of mushrooming organisations purportedly acting on behalf of the state and in cooperation with statutory bodies like the NYA,” it added.
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By: citifmonline.com/Ghana