Alexander Afenyo Markin blasts youth for selling sewing machines
A blunt warning about wasted opportunities just accompanied the usual graduation pep talk, with the Minority Leader calling out youth who squander the very programs built to help them.
Afenyo Markin’s tough-love keynote message
- Alexander Afenyo Markin keynoted the Beyond the Degree Conference 2026.
- Limited opportunities are real, but abuse of them is growing.
- Some beneficiaries sold their sewing machines outright.
- Apprentices abandoned training or simply lost all interest.
Effutu constituency programs since 2013
- Over 10,000 sewing machines were distributed to youth.
- Scholarships and apprenticeships in trades were provided.
- Vehicles and tricycles came through work-and-pay setups.
- Programs targeted practical skills and economic self-reliance.
The broader employment reality he laid out
- Afenyo Markin’s office alone holds over 2,000 CVs.
- Formal job availability remains severely constrained nationwide.
- Certificates alone will not guarantee anyone’s success.
- Discipline and responsible decision-making matter just as much.
