ONE FULL YEAR GONE: THE NDC’S 24-HOUR ECONOMY REMAINS AN EMPTY PROMISE
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has now spent one full year in office out of its four-year mandate. This is not a short time. This is 25% of their tenure already used. Yet, the policy they sold most loudly to Ghanaians, the so-called “24-Hour Economy,” remains words without action.
During the 2024 campaign, the NDC presented the 24-Hour Economy as the magic solution to unemployment, low production, and slow growth. They told Ghanaians it would change everything. Today, one year later, there is no clear policy document, no legal framework, no nationwide programme, and no measurable results. That is not progress. That is regression.
A serious government does not need four years to understand, explain and execute its main policy. A serious government does not spend one full year of its tenure without touching or doing anything about its core idea. After one year, Ghanaians should be seeing factories running, agencies working round-the-clock, industrial zones activated, and jobs clearly created. None of these are visible at a national level.
What has been presented so far are speeches, committees, interviews, and promises of future action. This is exactly what political propaganda looks like when it meets the reality of governance. The NDC has still failed to answer the most basic questions:
- How is the 24-Hour Economy going to be funded?
- Which sectors are involved?
- What is the timeline?
These questions should not take one year to answer.
Contrast this with the New Patriotic Party (NPP) approach to governance. The NPP consistently rolled out clear programmes with defined structures from industrialization policies to export-led growth initiatives with timelines, budgets, and measurable outcomes. Even critics admitted that policies were clear enough to be debated, assessed, and measured.
The NDC’s failure is not about patience; it is about preparedness. A government that truly understood its flagship policy would not go a year in power without touching it. Ghanaians were promised action, not political theatrics.
One year is gone. The clock is ticking. At this pace, the 24-Hour Economy risks ending exactly where it started on campaign platforms, not on factory floors. Ghana needs leadership that delivers, not leadership that rehearses.
By: Mr Blessing Mantey
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