{"id":115714,"date":"2026-02-17T05:12:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T05:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=115714"},"modified":"2026-02-17T05:12:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T05:12:00","slug":"24-hour-economy-is-more-of-a-campaign-slogan-than-policy-afenyo-markin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=115714","title":{"rendered":"24-Hour Economy is more of a campaign slogan than policy \u2013 Afenyo-Markin"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Minority Leader in Parliament and Effutu MP, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has criticised the Mahama administration\u2019s proposed 24-hour economy policy, describing it as more of a campaign slogan than a carefully thought-out policy initiative.<\/p>\n

He questioned the rationale for passing a Bill to establish a 24-hour economy authority.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis so-called 24-hour economy, I think they themselves understood it more as a campaign slogan than a policy. From all that is happening, I saw the Bill; they brought it and passed it, creating a 24-hour authority. Another bureaucracy? I\u2019m sorry. What do you need a Bill for?\u201d he queried.<\/p>\n

He argued that if the objective is job creation, the focus should be on empowering the private sector rather than expanding government structures.<\/p>\n

Mr Afenyo-Markin suggested that the government could instead strengthen existing initiatives, such as the One-District-One-Factory programme introduced under former President Nana Akufo-Addo.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have the Trade Ministry, what they should have done was to continue former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo\u2019s One-District-One Factory, a very super economic policy for the private sector. You reduce import taxes, specifically for the private sector. <\/p>\n

\u201cThey could have reviewed the One-District-One-Factory and continued the rollout. There\u2019s so much uncertainty in the private sector,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

According to him, easing import taxes and reviewing the implementation of One-District-One-Factory would have been more effective in promoting job creation and supporting businesses than creating a new bureaucratic structure.<\/p>\n

Mr Afenyo-Markin made the remarks in an interview on Channel One TV on February 16, 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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