The Coalition of Unemployed Graduates with Disabilities has issued a strict two-week ultimatum to the Government of Ghana, demanding the immediate absorption of its members into public sector jobs or financial clearance in the forthcoming budget, failing which the group will stage a three-day continuous demonstration at the Jubilee House.
The coalition in a statement signed by Gilbert Boateng Agyare, Group Convener; Felix Baah, President; and Emmanuel Asiedu, Secretary accused successive government officials of systematic deceit spanning eight months.
The group said it first demonstrated in March 2026 and suspended further action after public assurances that qualified members would be employed.
Officials later requested a comprehensive list of graduates, which the coalition submitted.
The list was reportedly escalated to the President, but no concrete action has followed.
“Every single pledge made to this coalition over the past eight months has proven to be totally futile,” the statement declared.
“Whenever we take to the streets to demand our rights, government representatives rush to the scene with soothing words and hollow pledges simply to dislodge our protests, only to abandon their commitments the moment the media cameras leave.”
The coalition stressed that its members are not seeking charity but constitutional justice and equal opportunity.
“We do not want sympathy or charity. We demand opportunity, fairness, and justice. Enough of the empty talk. Act now, or prepare to meet us at Jubilee House,” the group said.
Many, it said, overcame inaccessible lecture halls, lack of ramps, and other barriers to earn university degrees and diplomas, only to face prolonged unemployment and enforced poverty.
“We did not struggle through school so that we could end up on the streets, begging for hand-outs or feeding on the crumbs of society,” the release stated. We are capable, trained, and ready to contribute meaningfully to national development.”
Should the government fail to complete the employment process or secure financial clearance within the two-week period, the group vowed to converge at the seat of government for an uninterrupted three-day protest.
Members will remain at the gates of Jubilee House until every graduate on the submitted list receives a verifiable employment letter.
The coalition made clear it will not accept emergency meetings or verbal assurances as substitutes for action.
The statement also appealed to traditional rulers, including Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene; Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin, Okyenhene; and Oseadeeyo Agyeman Badu II, Dormaahene, as well as the National House of Chiefs, to intervene on grounds of fairness and protection of the vulnerable.
Religious leaders, among them the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, the Christian Council of Ghana, the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference and the National Peace Council, were similarly urged to speak out, with the group arguing that true peace cannot exist without equity.
The coalition further called on former Vice-President and main opposition leader, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the Council of State, civil society organisations and human rights advocates to treat the matter as one of basic rights rather than partisan politics, and to hold the state accountable.
Source: Starrfm.com.gh
