Dr Stephen Amoah, the Member of Parliament for Nhyiaeso, has criticised the National Democratic Congress’s (NDC) proposed 24-Hour Economy initiative.
According to Stephen Amoah, the NDC 24-Hour Economy is just a fallacy, arguing that the NDC do not know what they mean by 24-Hour Economy.
Speaking on the floor of Parliament on February 5, 2026, Stephen Amoah dismissed the NDC’s flagship policy as unrealistic, saying, “Mr Speaker, I want to ask them, what do they mean by 24-Hour Economy?…
From where my brothers were coming from, and the emphasis we’re placing on all these policies, was it that they wanted us to operate a shift program that would offer jobs to the masses?
“… When it comes to the public service, security, and health, we are already running a 24-hour economy. We are running a shift so their emphasis was on the economic development.
Building factories, manufacturing factories that will employ thousands of Ghanaians, run an eight-hour shift three times a day, or three phases. What have they done so far to attain that goal? Mr Speaker, this is a strategic drift. It is impossible,” he said.
Sticka boldly added, “It’s just a fallacy; it’s not going to work anyway… Mr Speaker, the 24-Hour Economy my brothers from the NDC side are talking about, they have no idea about what they want to do”.
Also, Samuel Abu Jinapor, a member of Parliament for Damongo, has slammed the John Mahama government over its failure to implement the proposed three-shift, eight-hour system under the government’s 24-hour economy policy.
According to Abu Jinapor, nearly one year into its tenure Mahama’s tenure, the only job with people working three shifts is the Office of the Speaker, with the Speaker, the First Deputy and the 2nd Deputy rotating.
He, however, added that the Office of the Speaker does not even practice the 24-hour economy.
Abu Jinapor further noted that Ghanaians are frustrated by what he described as repeated promises without action, as the NDC flagship policy has not translated into tangible jobs for the unemployed youth.
Speaking during the debate on the 24-Hour Economy Authority Bill in Parliament on Thursday, February 5 stated, “Eleven months into the NDC administration, their flagship programme of a 24-hour economy, with the three-shift system for unemployed Ghanaian youth, the only place working some form of shifts today is the Office of the Speaker of Parliament—and even that is not a full 24-hour operation.
“You do not need another authority to promote exports and thereby create a 24-hour economy. We already have the Ghana Export Promotion Authority, whose sole mandate is to promote exports,” he asserted.
The Damongo MP added, “Mr. Speaker, this is another gimmick. This is another deception. It is meant to buy time and give false hope to the unemployed youth. This authority will only create jobs for a few—another CEO, deputy CEOs, and managers. It will not affect the suffering unemployed youth from Bolgatanga to Keta, Bosome Freho, and across the length and breadth of this country”.
“Ghanaians are tired of hope; they want action. Young men and women in this country cannot find jobs. One year down the line, instead of implementing the 24-hour economy, they are asking us to create another bureaucracy,” he added.