Mike Oquaye Jnr, a former New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate for Dome-Kwabenya and former High Commissioner, has bluntly told President John Dramani Mahama his honeymoon period is over.
According to Mike Oquaye Jnr, after about 18 months in office, nothing is going on regarding the 24-hour economy.
He expressed concerns over the NDC government’s flagship 24-hour economy policy, firing shots at the 24-hour economy secretariat for earning rather than working for Ghanaians.
Speaking on TV3’s The Key Points on June 20, 2026, Mike Oquaye Jnr disclosed, “24-hour economy. What is going on there? Nothing. And when we sit in this economy, where now the secretariat itself is earning rather than working, then these are points that people are going to be worried about in terms of approval.
“So, let us juxtapose all these things. The honeymoon period is over. We wish President John Mahama well in the things that he says that he will do, but he must do them. Otherwise, some of us will point them out, whether here or even in Parliament, to be able to explain to him that you said you would do this,” he asserted.
Mike Oquaye Jnr further highlighted concerns among farmers, particularly cocoa and cashew producers, “You said you would bring boreholes into the middle of cocoa farms and use the water to irrigate the cocoa. Is it flawless? Because you can water cocoa.
My grandfather is a cocoa farmer. You can never water cocoa with boreholes. So, these are things that cocoa farmers are disappointed about”, he stated.
“…Cashew farmers are disappointed. Many other sectors of our economy are disappointed. So, the honeymoon period is over. Let us see what happens in the future”, he added.
In related news, some months ago, Senyo Hosi, a Finance and economic policy analyst, told President John Dramani Mahama that his honeymoon period back in government is over.
According to Senyo Hosi, the Mahama government must focus on substantive issues that affect our people, like production and employment for our youth.
He detailed that the Ghanaians will soon stop discussing the sins of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as they start to demand accountability from the Mahama government.
Senyo Hosi is quoted to have said, “People now are going to stop discussing what Nana Addo was like. People are now going to hold this government accountable for their own aspirations as human beings, as Ghanaians and their expectations of governance.
Real lives are at stake, and real questions will start being asked. Nana Addo is fast becoming history in people’s expectations and people’s problems about governance. People have accountability issues. Are you really delivering accountability beyond the press conferences and saying…Who has become accountable after over a whole year in office?
We were having conversations with the transport minister about the efficiency of procurement, about you still doing single sourcing. People are seeing these things and will start judging you on its own merit”.
He added, This is the defining year for John Mahama; the real state of his government will be evaluated after this year. Next year is campaign mode, and there will be a lot of disruption, but this is an indication that your honeymoon is over, so please get focused on the substantive issues that affect our people. Production, employment for our youth, we are looking clearly about accountability”.
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President Mahama's honeymoon period is over. There is nothing going on when it comes to the '24-hour economy' policy. – Mike Oquaye Jnr, Former NPP Parliamentary Candidate, Dome Kwabenya#TheKeyPoints #TV3GH pic.twitter.com/MncEf8yO0k
— #TV3GH (@tv3_ghana) June 20, 2026
