Accra, Aug 12, Ghanadot - The Deputy Minister of Information, in an effort to dismiss the assertion by some that there will be freeze on employment, has said that there will be none. 

This information was disclosed to the press yesterday by the Deputy Minister, Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa.

Md. Ablakwa pointed some institutions where vacancies even existed.  Institutions such as Ghana Statistical Services, Ministries of Tourism, Chieftaincy, Education and Health have been asked by government to employ more people.

This disclosure was in response to the pressure put on government by groups such as the Alliance for Accountability in Governance (AFAG).

In a recent demonstration held by AFAG, the pressure group claimed, among other things, that government was getting ready to put the freeze on employment.

Mr. Ablakwa claimed that government would be mounting full employment for institutions such as health and education fields.

He also said that government has introduced innovations into the employment market that would result in more people being employed soon.

The National Service Secretariat, Mr. Ablakwa said, has been instructed to recruit 230 research assistants from within the youth.

He said by the end of the year the government would have imported 2000 tractors from Brazil to support its "Youth in Agriculture" program.

Ghanadot