Vice President urges Catholic youth to promote peace and prosperity across West Africa

Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku Agyemang has urged Catholic youth across West Africa to take an active role in building peaceful and prosperous societies, saying the region’s young population has a critical role to play in shaping its future.

Speaking at a gathering of Catholic youth in Accra, Professor Opoku Agyemang said young people represented a significant source of energy, creativity and potential for West Africa.

She said government, the Church, civil society, families and communities all had responsibilities in building a peaceful West Africa, but young people also had a distinct voice and contribution to make.