The only independent candidate in the 2016 presidential race Jacob Osei Yeboah (JOY) has said that he will reorient jobless ghanaian graduates who studied Spanish for other jobs.

He was responding to questions at the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)'s Town Hall Presidential Debate held in Accra on Tuesday.

He said his government will give benefits to unemployed people because they pose a threat to the nation.

“What we are saying is that we will come out with unemployment benefits because with this high level of unemployed graduates in the country it is a national threat.”

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“Before we give you unemployment benefits, it will go for those above 25 years, we have to re-orient you into a particular kind of profession. And sometimes if you go to the university and learn Spanish, there are no Spanish jobs in Ghana. And so we can re-orient you within the agric sector. Even you can go and rear grasscutter which can fetch you money. By so doing, it will help you to improve yourself whiles you try to educate yourself,” he added.

Ghana is currently facing a challenge of youth employment to the extent that an association has been formed by unemployed graduates in the country.

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In addressing the situation JOY mentioned that if he wins the elections his party will reorient the unemployed youth to venture into other businesses.

The IEA debate was organised so the presidential candidates share their vision for the country on various sectors.

Even though the expectation was that all seven presidential aspirants would take part only three actually showed up for the event.

President Mahama withdrew earlier accusing the IEA of being bias, the NPP's Nana Addo also did not take part. CPP's Ivor Greenstreet and the NDP's Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings also failed to show up for the debate.