{"id":834,"date":"2023-11-29T22:54:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T22:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghnewsbay.com\/?p=834"},"modified":"2023-11-29T22:54:00","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T22:54:00","slug":"theres-no-hope-in-ghana-edem-on-why-young-people-are-leaving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ghnewsbay.com\/?p=834","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;There&#8217;s no hope in Ghana&#8217; &#8211; Edem on why young people are leaving"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #212529; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\">\n<div style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\"><picture data-caption=\"Rapper Edem\" data-image-source=\"article_photo\" style=\"--noscript-src: url(https:\/\/ocdn.eu\/pulscms-transforms\/1\/FFPktkpTURBXy9hYWIzNzgwNjdlNTZmYzk0YjJmODcxMDhkOGNkNTJkZi5qcGeSlQMAHc0DwM0CHJMFzQMWzQGu); box-sizing: inherit; display: flex;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" alt=\"Rapper Edem\" class=\"image \" data-original=\"https:\/\/ocdn.eu\/pulscms-transforms\/1\/FFPktkpTURBXy9hYWIzNzgwNjdlNTZmYzk0YjJmODcxMDhkOGNkNTJkZi5qcGeSlQMAHc0DwM0CHJMFzQMWzQGu\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/ocdn.eu\/pulscms-transforms\/1\/FFPktkpTURBXy9hYWIzNzgwNjdlNTZmYzk0YjJmODcxMDhkOGNkNTJkZi5qcGeSlQMAHc0DwM0CHJMFzQMWzQGu\" style=\"border-style: none; box-sizing: inherit; display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 100%; object-fit: cover; vertical-align: middle; width: 790px;\" title=\"Rapper Edem\" width=\"790\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div style=\"box-sizing: inherit; color: #666666; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px auto; padding: 5px 8px 11px 0px;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"box-sizing: inherit; color: #666666; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px auto; padding: 5px 8px 11px 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #212529; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 700;\">Ghanaian artiste, Denning Edem Hotor, popularly known as Edem Goget&#8217;em, has raised concerns about the growing trend of Ghanaian youth seeking opportunities abroad, attributing it to a perceived lack of hope in their homeland.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"box-sizing: inherit; color: #666666; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px auto; padding: 5px 8px 11px 0px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #212529; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 25px;\">\n<div style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;\">In an exclusive interview with Pulse.com.gh, Edem expressed his views on the youth exodus, stating that many are leaving Ghana in search of better prospects and progress, elements they believe are currently elusive in their home country.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<span style=\"background-color: white; color: #212529; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\">&#8220;<\/span><em style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #212529; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\">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&#8217;s hope<\/em><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #212529; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\">,&#8221; Edem remarked.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #212529; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\">\n<div data-embed=\"&quot;&lt;div class=&quot;pulsembed_embed&quot; data-run-module=&quot;pulsembed\/pulsembed.init&quot; data-src=&quot;\/\/pulsembed.eu\/p2em\/turWAH6l3\/&quot; data-height-hint=&quot;&quot; data-height-origin-hint=&quot;&quot; data-sandbox=&quot;standard&quot; data-author-name=&quot;pulseghana&quot; data-embed-id=&quot;turWAH6l3&quot; data-provider-name=&quot;Instagram&quot; data-extra-embed-params=&quot;%7B%7D&quot; data-embed-img=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C0JermbszWW\/?igshid=N2ViNmM2MDRjNw%3D%3D&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;www.instagram.com&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;n&quot;\" data-expand=\"SEE MORE\" data-run-module-isrun=\"1\" data-run-module=\"local\/common.lazyEmbeds\" style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 15px; min-height: auto; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 395px; position: relative; width: 790px;\">\n<div style=\"border-radius: 10px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 5px 10px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; height: 395px; inset: 0px; min-height: auto; opacity: 0; pointer-events: none; position: absolute; transition: opacity 0.2s ease-in-out 0s; width: 790px; z-index: 11;\">\n<div style=\"animation: 1s ease 0s infinite normal none running gradient; background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgb(245, 245, 245), rgb(230, 230, 230), rgb(255, 255, 255), rgb(245, 245, 245), rgb(230, 230, 230)) 0% 0% \/ 400% 400%; border-radius: 50%; box-sizing: inherit; height: 60px; left: 15px; position: absolute; top: 15px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"animation: 1s ease 0s infinite normal none running gradient; background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgb(245, 245, 245), rgb(230, 230, 230), rgb(255, 255, 255), rgb(245, 245, 245), rgb(230, 230, 230)) 0% 0% \/ 400% 400%; border-radius: 10px; bottom: 20px; box-sizing: inherit; height: 10px; left: 395px; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 0px; transform: translate(-50%, 0px); width: 790px; z-index: 1;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"box-sizing: inherit; position: absolute; top: 0px; width: 790px; z-index: 1;\">\n<div data-author-name=\"pulseghana\" data-embed-id=\"turWAH6l3\" data-embed-img=\"\" data-extra-embed-params=\"%7B%7D\" data-height-origin-hint=\"\" data- data-provider-name=\"Instagram\" data-run-module-isrun=\"1\" style=\"box-sizing: inherit; height: 905px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 0px 1px; position: relative;\"><iframe allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" frameborder=\"0\" mozallowfullscreen=\"mozallowfullscreen\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-presentation\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/pulsembed.eu\/p2em\/turWAH6l3\/\" style=\"border-style: none; border-width: initial; bottom: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; height: 905px; left: 0px; position: absolute; top: 0px; width: 790px;\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"webkitallowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #212529; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\">\n<p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;\">His remarks coincide with a recent surge in the number of young Ghanaians emigrating for various reasons. The 2021 Ghana Population and Housing Census unveiled a concerning trend, indicating a rise in Ghanaians departing for global destinations in pursuit of employment, with the youth constituting the predominant demographic abandoning the nation.<\/p>\n<div style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;\">According to statistics from the Thematic Report on Migration 2021, over 77% of those seeking greener pastures abroad fall within the age range of 20 to 49.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;\">The report also disclosed that more than 37% of Ghanaian immigrants opted for Europe, while 23.7% chose the Americas as their relocation destination.<\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;\">Source: <b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pulse.com.gh\/\">www.pulse.com.gh<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghanaian artiste, Denning Edem Hotor, popularly known as Edem Goget&#8217;em, has raised concerns about the growing trend of Ghanaian youth seeking opportunities abroad, attributing it to a perceived lack of hope in their homeland. 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