Economic Community of West African States ECOWAS has urged Member States to urgently implement policies on private sector participation to enhance job creation to encourage youth development.
This formed part of recommendations at the close of the delocalised meeting of the Joint Committees organised by the ECOWAS Parliament in Conakry, Guinea.
The committees are Communications and Information Technology; Education, Science and Technology; Labour, Employment, Youth, Sports and Culture.
The parliamentarians urged the ECOWAS Commission to organise campaigns to sensitise youths on the economic goals of the region and understanding their role to play.
In his presentation, ECOWAS
Commissioner, Industry and Private Sector Promotion, Mamadou Traore assured the
commission’s commitment to strengthening Small and Medium Enterprises through
its regional capacity building programmes.
