The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has decried the increasing politicisation of every issue in the country, saying: “I’m fed up with politics in this country.”
He has thus underscored the need to support good policies that would promote socio-economic development, instead of giving “a political twist” to everything.
Addressing a delegation from the Office of the President in Accra during a courtesy call on him at the Parliament House to present the 24-Hour Economy Policy document, Mr Bagbin said as a nation, it was imperative to collaborate, harmonise and build consensus on pertinent national matters that would ultimately benefit everybody, irrespective of one’s political inclinations, religious or ethnic backgrounds.
Mr Bagbin, therefore, proposed that the 24-Hour economy policy, after its launch on July 2, should be presented to Parliament for comprehensive debate to get the buy-in of all organs of government.
The move, he said, would make the policy document acceptable to all Ghanaians, irrespective of political affiliations to ensure seamless and holistic implementation of the policy.
“We have to make it a national programme to ensure its seamless implementation for the common good of the people. We don’t need to categorise it on a partisan, religious and ethnic basis”.
The Speaker cited the Vision 2020 Policy under the late President Jerry John Rawlings’ government and the Free Senior High School Policy under former President Akufo-Addo’s administration, which were presented to the plenary for debate.
Meanwhile, Mr Augustus Obuadum Goosie Tanoh, Presidential Advisor for the 24-Hour Economy Secretariat, highlighted the three main anchors of the 24-Hour economy policy document, namely, the Production Transformation, Supply Chain and Market Efficiency and Human Capital Development.
The three anchor thematic areas, he explained, were supported by eight sub programmes, including Grow 24, Make 24, Connect 24, Show Ghana, Go Ghana, Digital Technology, and Aspire 24.
The 24-Hour economy policy programme is designed to transform and stimulate the private sector for job creation and create prosperity for all Ghanaians.
President John Dramani Mahama is expected to officially launch the 24-hour economy and Accelerated Export Development Programme on Wednesday, July 2, 2025.
The policy was a major campaign message of the National Democratic Congress, intended to create jobs and stimulate economic growth.
Mr Tanoh, while highlighting the key components of the policy, said the programme was designed to transform production with agriculture as its main anchor to ensure food sufficiency.
It was also intended to develop the country’s value chain to achieve greater productivity to expand output in industry, to enhance food self-sufficiency and export, Mr Tanoh explained.
For instance, he explained that the ‘Make 24’ component was meant to boost the manufacturing of goods and services, and the ‘Aspire 24’ was intended to change the mindset of Ghanaian workers and minimise the bureaucratic bottlenecks in the public sector and aid in changing attitudes of the citizens for optimal productivity.
The ‘Show Ghana’ component, for instance, he explained, was to showcase the rich, diverse cultural identity of the Ghanaian people and connect with the diasporan community to promote tourism.
The ‘Go Ghana’ initiative was meant to mobilise the citizens to build a prosperous nation, while the ‘Made-in-Ghana’ component was to promote local manufacturing of goods and encourage Ghanaians to patronise domestically manufactured items.
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