Goosie Tanoh, the Presidential Advisor on the government’s 24-Hour Economy, has made a shocking revelation about the 24-hour Market project.
According to Goosie Tanoh, the 24-Hour Economy Secretariat know nothing of the development of any 24-hour markets.
In a news card shared by GHOne TV, Goosie Tanoh stated, “We[24-Hour Economy Secretariat] know nothing of the development of any 24-hour markets”.
His shocking admission highlights the implementation struggles for the 24-hour economy policy, a central 2024 campaign promise by President John Mahama.
In related news, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the Minority Leader, has said the National Democratic Congress (NDC) party executives are selling contracts for the 24-hour economy and are taking their percentage.
The minority leader alleged that the government has given the contract to their cronies who have no technical knowledge and are now selling the contracts to businessmen to take their percentages.
Speaking on Accra-based Atink TV, Alexander Afenyo-Markin stated, “The NDC government is selling the 24-Hour Economy Markets contracts. These contracts have been allocated to party executives who are selling the contracts and taking their percentages.
Afenyo-Markin further argued that the NDC government lacks prioritisation, indicating that while people are dying, the government looks on while Agenda 111 hospitals are rotting away.
He stated, “I am not saying 24-Hour markets are not good, but in the order of priorities of a country, we will not leave Agenda 111 while people are dying because they lack access to health facilities and build 24-hour economy markets. There are no health facilities, and there is pressure on the existing facilities. People are dying quietly because there are no health facilities”.
Also, the Minority members on Parliament’s Local Government and Rural Development Committee have told John Mahama to use funds earmarked for the 24-Hour Market initiative to complete the abandoned Agenda 111 hospital projects.
The NPP minority argued that communities were 24-Hour Market initiative is not needed; the fund should be directed towards the completion of the Agenda 111 hospital projects in that area.
Francis Asenso-Boakye noted that several districts already have existing markets that are underutilised, adding that investing additional resources into new markets in those areas would not be the best use of public funds.
Speaking at a capacity-building workshop for Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) in Accra, Francis Asenso-Boakye stated, “As District Assembly officials and political actors, you are supposed to build 24-Hour Markets, but I have realised that in many districts, they do not really need the 24-Hour Markets because there are existing markets already which are underutilised.
“I was asking the Health Minister whether he would make a case that in situations where you don’t need these 24-Hour Markets, can we invest the money in other areas which will certainly include the provision of healthcare infrastructure like the Agenda 111,” he said.
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We[24-Hour Economy Secretariat] know nothing of the development of any 24-hour markets… – Goosie Tanoh (Presidential Advisor on 24-Hour Economy)#EIBNetwork #GHOneTV #GHOneNews #NewsAlert pic.twitter.com/eEmS3jLZhm
— GHOne TV (@ghonetv) August 20, 2026
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