Most youth have become lazy because of social media – Archbishop Palmer-Buckle

The Archbishop of Cape Coast, Most Rev. Charles Palmer-Buckle has highlighted the adverse impacts of social media on the productivity of the Ghanaian youth.

According to him, social media platforms have predominantly distracted young people in their daily affairs, making them consuming much of their time in unproductive discussions.

During his interaction with the youth at a rally by the Roman Catholic Church at Assin Fosu in the Central Region, Most Rev. Palmer-Buckle urged the youth to use social media constructively.

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He encouraged them to acquire new skills with the platform rather than being caught up with unnecessary trends.

“Social media, especially TikTok, has rendered most youth idle, as they devote much time there instead of using the time productively. Use your social media profitably; use it to learn new skills and search for valuable information instead of following unnecessary trends online,” Archbishop Palmer-Buckle advised.

Speaking at the opening ceremony of the event, the Deputy Minister of Education, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, who is also the Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin South, called on the youth to be true to their obligations to the church and the country.

Rev. Ntim Fordjour said every talent was useful to the church and the country and that the youth should not belittle them and only think that being successful was only possible overseas.

“Create your opportunities and make them lucrative for others to benefit from. No man is talentless,” the minister emphasized.

Youth Rally

The four-day 2024 Cape Coast Archdiocesan Youth Rally brought together about 2,000 youths from 11 Deanery in the Central Region.

The youth participated in prayer sessions and social activities scheduled for the four days.