The youth in Tatale-Sanguri district of the Northern region have been forced to migrate to Nigeria and other neighboring countries due to what they say is the high rate of unemployment in the area.
Most of the youths in the area between the ages of 15-35, according to reports make their way out of the district to neighboring countries such as Nigeria to seek greener pastures.
Some parents who spoke to Adom News’ Northern Regional correspondent, Illiasu Abdul Rauf said they encourage their children to move out of Ghana due to lack of jobs in the area.
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What is more worrying, they noted is the increasing rate of teenage pregancies because the young girls are forced to satisfy the sexual fantasies of the opposite sex to earn their daily bread.
Some of the parents also revealed that, they sell their children to traffickers to earn some money to survive.
Farming is the occupation in the catchment area. However, according to them, they are not able to produce on large scale due to the lack of modern tools and equipment.
Meanwhile, the Paramount Chief of Sanguli, Ubore Gabuja Kumayi John who spoke to Adom News said the situation is hindering development in the area.
He said the future in the area is under threat since those left behind are only the old and unemployed who always sit under trees playing cards.
The Sanguli chief  appealed to the government to extend its flagship Planting for Food and Jobs, One District One Factor and the one-village-one-dam programmes to the area for the youth to be employed.
The leader of the youths association in the area, Ibrahim Saani, also appealed to government to come to their aid with jobs and incentives to enable them go into commercial farming.
Also, the Member of Parliament of Tatale-Sanguli, Hon. Simon Achampong who spoke to Adom News said, the situation is hindering development and future of the district as the workforce of the population of the youth have all migrated from the area.
He said he has filled a question in Parliament awaiting for the Minister of Gender and Social Protection answer the steps they are taking to stop the problem of child trafficking in the area.
Hon. Achampong said the only way to end the menace is for government to intervene.