A young Ghanaian woman, Agnes Yeboah, has revealed the heartbreaking reason she abandoned her lifelong dream of joining the military and instead pursued a career in teaching, not out of passion, but for job security.
Speaking candidly on Oyerepa TV’s Breakfast Time, Agnes recounted the challenges she faced after completing Senior High School (SHS) as she tried to enlist in the Ghana Armed Forces.
According to her, a man who claimed he could help her gain entry demanded not only a large sum of money but also attempted to solicit sex in exchange for the opportunity.
“All my life, I wanted to be a military officer, but when I completed SHS and tried to join, the man who promised to help me asked me to pay a huge amount of money. Aside from that, he wanted to have an affair with me.”Agness said.
Faced with that reality, Agnes said she made the difficult decision to divert her path to teacher training school, not because she had any passion for the profession, but simply because she needed a stable job.
“I thought about it and realised that if I went to teacher training college, the government would post me and I’d get a job. So I didn’t go there because I have a passion for teaching — I went because of job security,” she explained.
Now a trained teacher, Agnes shared her ongoing frustration with the limited job and business opportunities in the country. Despite her efforts to start her own business — selling “nkate cake” (a Ghanaian snack made from groundnuts) — she said she has received no support from the government.
“Last year, I went to one of the government agencies for financial support to expand my business, but they told me point-blank that they couldn’t help me. No reason. Nothing,” she revealed.
Agnes expressed her growing desire to travel abroad, citing the lack of access to capital and poor market conditions in Ghana as major barriers to building a successful future at home.
“Getting capital to sponsor your business in Ghana is a problem. Creating the market is another problem. So sometimes, you just look at the best option available.”
Source: Oyerepafmonline.com
