The Minority in Parliament has described the Mahama-administration’s flagship 24-Hour Economy policy as a ‘confusing mix of policy ideas with no clear implementation.’
Their criticism comes on the back of the presentation of the 2026 Budget and Economic Policy in Parliament, which they argue exposes the government’s continued inability to deliver on its major campaign promises.
Addressing journalists on Friday, November 14, Former Finance Minister and MP for Karaga, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, speaking on behalf of the Minority Caucus, said the policy, which was touted as a transformative job creation programme, has failed to show any meaningful progress nearly two years after its launch.
According to him, the lack of a clear roadmap and the government’s failure to honour its financial commitments to the programme have left the public sector and unemployed youth without the opportunities they were promised.
He argued that the situation reflects a broader pattern of poor planning and weak implementation across government policies.
“This programme was said to be a job creation policy with a home-grown format. They told us 1-3-3, one job, three people, three shifts, but what has happened so far? Today, the 24-Hour Economy is a confusing mix of policy ideas with no clear implementation arrangement. The same youth who were told they will have shifts to work once this government comes to power continue to roam the streets without work.
“The 24-Hour Economy programme is estimated to cost $4billion of which the government is expected to contribute between $300 million and $400 million. We are going into the second year since the programme was launched yet the government failed to mention in the 2026 budget the targeted tax incentives and rubrics it promised to attract the investment. The allocation of GHC 90 million to the 24-Hour Economy for 2026, in fact the minister said GHC 110 million but when you go to the Appendix you will see only GHC 90 million,” he stated.
