Years of simmering frustration over systemic exclusion from the job market have reached a breaking point, as the Association of Unemployed Graduates with Disabilities announces a historic march to the Office of the President.
Scheduled for March 24, 2026, the “Enough is Enough” protest follows a series of failed diplomatic engagements across multiple levels of government, leaving hundreds of qualified individuals feeling ignored and betrayed by the nation’s leadership.
The community’s decision to take to the streets is framed as a final resort after successive attempts to resolve the chronic unemployment crisis through formal petitions to the highest offices in the land resulted in a deafening administrative silence.
The breakdown in diplomacy began with the collapse of a roadmap initiated by the Minister for Gender, Children, and Social Protection, Hon. Agnes Naa Momo Lartey.
Following a press release issued by the association earlier this month, the Minister held a meeting with the group’s leadership and requested a comprehensive database of unemployed graduates with disabilities to begin addressing their concerns.
However, the President of the group, Felix Baah, revealed in an interview with DisabilityNewsGH.com that despite successfully compiling the data, all attempts to submit the document have been unsuccessful.
Mr. Baah recounted a frustrating cycle of unanswered phone calls and text messages to the Minister, and even after leaving the compiled data with the Minister’s secretary, the group has received no acknowledgment or response.
The group’s advocacy has not been limited to a single ministry; they have broadened their reach to include the very core of the government’s economic and executive leadership.
The Association has formally served the Office of the Vice President and the Ministry of Finance with the same comprehensive data and a formal list of their grievances.
By petitioning these high-level offices, the group sought to ensure that their plight was recognised as a national economic priority.
Despite this extensive administrative trail – reaching from the Social Protection and Employment ministries to the Vice Presidency and the Finance Ministry – the lack of a coordinated response has deepened the sense of marginalisation within the community.
This sense of betrayal was further compounded by a meeting with the Minister for Employment and Labour Relations, who reportedly offered no immediate hope for a solution.
According to the association’s leadership, the Employment Minister told them “point-blank” that he could not assist them, advising the group to return home and wait for a general job portal to open so they could apply alongside the general public.
This response, coupled with the silence from the Finance Ministry and the Vice President’s office, was seen as a failure to recognise the unique systemic hurdles that prevent PWDs from competing on an even playing field in the traditional job market.
These combined experiences have solidified the group’s resolve to demand a specific, non-negotiable policy: the guaranteed absorption of PWDs into permanent roles immediately following their National Service at their designated service stations.
By marching to the Jubilee House, the organisers aim to bypass the sectoral ministries that have failed them and take their demands directly to the President.
The call to action extends to parents, who are described as exhausted by the financial burden of supporting educated but sidelined children, and current students with special needs.
The march on March 24th is a demand for the government to finally honour its constitutional and moral obligations, ensuring that “Leaving No One Behind” becomes a tangible policy reality for the hundreds of graduates who have waited far too long for their right to work.
SOURCE: DisabilityNewsGH.com
