“Aseidu Nketiah is thanking, Julius is walking, but 24-hour economy is nowhere to be found” – Netizen blasts gov’t

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Chief of Staff Julius Debrah

A netizen on social media has fired shots at the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government for subtly focusing on who takes over from President John Mahama after he exits office in 2028.

The netizen on the social media page X highlighted that the National Chairman of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, is thanking voters while the Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, is walking.

He noted that the NDC’s flagship program, the 24-hour economy, is nowhere to be found, and the galamsey menace is getting worse.

The netizen further labelled the NDC as a Qnet Party, accusing them of only focusing on the next election.

In a post on X, the netizen wrote, “Eiii, these People are they serious Aseidu Nketiah is thanking. Julius is walking. But 24 24-hour economy is nowhere to be found.

Galamsey is worse than ever. Qnet Party, all they think is elections”, he wrote.

The netizen allegation comes on the back of  President John Dramani Mahama officially launching the government’s flagship 24-Hour Economy and Accelerated Export Development Programme, yet nothing has been seen after the launch of the program.

However, Mahama revealed that the Cabinet has approved the 24-Hour Authority Bill and will be submitted to the parliament.

Additionally, on galamsey, Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, the acting Chief Justice, has said illegal mining has become worse.

The acting Chief Justice called for the government to take action on galamsey.

Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie highlighted that the government’s ban on mining in forest reserves will show seriousness in tackling galamsey.

He urged the Mahama government to repeal L.I. 2462, which he suggested is a good place to start in the galamsey fight.

Speaking at the 2025 Ghana Bar Association Conference, held in the Upper West regional capital, Wa, on Monday, September 15, 2025, Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie stated, “Galamsey has become worse; the time to act is now”.

He added, “We cannot continue to dither in September 2025 on the repeal of L.I. 2462 that has permitted mining in forest reserves. It is a good place to start if we sincerely want to win the war against galamsey. The time to act is now without any further delay”.

However, the two NDC bigwigs have been accused by the netizen of only thinking of the next election rather than the 24-hour economy and the menace of galamsey.

Asiedu Nketia has officially announced an appreciation exercise to acknowledge the contributions of party executives and grassroots for their role in the NDC’s victory in the 2024 general elections.

NDC officials claim the planned thank-you tour is strictly meant to celebrate and encourage the NDC’s base for their efforts; however, some Ghanaians are not convinced.

The Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, on the other hand, has been organising walks and calling on Ghanaians to embrace walking as a simple yet powerful tool for healthy living, unity, and national progress.

On 20th September, 2025, Julius Debrah is scheduled to hold another walk in Madina.

Some Ghanaians have claimed that Asiedu Nketia and Julius Debrah’s thank-you tour and walks are a subtle attempt to position themselves for a possible presidential bid.

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2028 elections is expected to field a new candidate as current President John Dramani Mahama is serving his constitutionally mandated second term in office.

President John Mahama, with just months in his second term in office, has to deal with speculations of surrounding his successor.

The unofficial report gathered suggests that Haruna Iddrisu, Julius Debrah, Eric Opoku, and Johnson Asiedu Nketia are rumoured to be eyeing the NDC 2028 flagbearership.

Also, a recent Global InfoAnalytics survey on the NDC flagbearer race indicates Haruna Iddrisu, the education minister, has become the National Democratic Congress (NDC )’s most preferred candidate to lead the country for the 2028 general elections.

The recent poll shows Haruna Iddrisu is slightly ahead of the NDC Chairman, Asiedu Nketia.

Haruna Iddrisu in the poll garnered a total of 27 per cent, followed by Asiedu Nketia pulling 26 per cent.

The finance minister, Ato Forson, pulled 22 per cent, with Chief of Staff Julius Debrah securing  11 per cent.

Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa also garnered 8 per cent, with the member of parliament for Korle Klottey, Zanetor Rawlings, polling 4 per cent.

Mussa Dankwah, in his post on X, stated, “Haruna and General knock horns in what may be an interesting race for the NDC, at least from General’s voters’ perspective”.

Meanwhile,  Johnson Asiedu Nketiah has reiterated that whoever succeeds President John Dramani Mahama as NDC flagbearer will ride on the achievements of the current government.

Asiedu Nketia called for calm and urged persons interested in contesting for the NDC flagbearer to be very careful about the way they express their ambitions.

Speaking on Channel One TV’s Face to Face on Tuesday, August 26, Asiedu Nketia detailed, “The party has not declared anything,” he noted. “I keep repeating my caution that we have to be very careful about the way we express our ambitions. Whoever succeeds President Mahama will ride on the achievements of the current government.”

He added, “If you conduct yourself in ways that will disrupt the activities of this government in ways that will make the government less successful, then you have a bigger problem,” he said. “President Mahama is only about eight months in office now, and you want to struggle to decide who will replace him—you know what it can cause.”

“If all of us decide today that, ‘Well, people say I can be president, so let me start organising,’ then everybody will be going across the country appointing campaign coordinators. How do you think that President Mahama can focus on achieving anything?”

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