Pius Enam Hadzide heads NYA

Former Deputy Information Minister, Pius Enam Hadzide has been named as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Youth Authority (NYA).

Mr. Hadzide who takes over from Sylvester Tetteh, who is now the Member of Parliament for Ngleshie Amanfro in the Greater Accra Region among other things, is expected to project youth development in the country to the highest score.

The former Deputy Sports Minister is also expected to coordinate affairs and inject some massive transformation into the public organization.

His appointment takes immediate effect.

About NYA

The National Youth Authority (NYA) was established in 1974 by NRDC 241. It is thus, a Statutory Public Organization with the mandate to co-ordinate and facilitates youth empowerment activities in Ghana to ensure development of the Ghanaian the youth as a whole.

The Authority was formerly known as “the National Youth Council (NYC).” In 1981, by an administrative directive, the Council was transformed into a “Commission” status as “the National Youth Organizing Commission” with the focus to organize a mass national youth movement called the “Democratic Youth League of Ghana (DYLG).”

With the inception of constitutional rule in 1992, the Commission status reverted to the “Council” once more. In consequence of a statute law revision exercise under the laws of Ghana (Revised Edition) Act, 1998 (Act 562), the nomenclature of the Authority was changed to the current, “National Youth Authority”.

The NYA’s vision is to provide an environment for youth participation in the cultural-socio-economic and political development using appropriate technology and highly motivated professionals.

It is also to advocate, facilitate and ensure the mainstream of youth development issues into national development frameworks, plans and programmes in all sectors, garner relevant stakeholder interest and commitment to provide the youth with opportunities for skills training, employment, and market information and design appropriate collaboration and partnerships to strengthen the link between education and diversified productivity labour markets.