The Presidential Envoy for Interfaith and Ecumenical Relations and Former Youth and Sports Minister, Hon. Elvis Afriyie Ankrah, has called on Ghanaians to embrace Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) as a key driver of national transformation.
Speaking at the inauguration of a TVET institution established in honour of Cardinal Appiah Turkson’s late brother, Dr J. Kofi Turkson, Hon. Afriyie Ankrah noted that countries such as Malaysia, Singapore and Japan, which shared similar economic circumstances with Ghana at independence, have since outpaced it by placing strong emphasis on TVET.
“My hope and belief is that, with President Mahama’s vision, Ghana can achieve comparable progress. I even pray that our prophets will begin to see visions of Ghana becoming like Malaysia and Singapore,” he remarked to resounding applause.
He further used the platform to clarify the scope of his new role, stressing that, as Presidential Envoy, his mandate is to advance interfaith and ecumenical dialogue, and not to solicit prophecies, as has been suggested in some quarters.
Addressing the subject of prophecy, he explained that his interventions had only become necessary in response to the surge of apocalyptic predictions that engulfed the nation in the aftermath of the tragic helicopter crash which claimed the lives of eight gallant servicemen on national duty.
