Kojo Oppong Nkrumah is the Member of Parliament for Ofoase Ayirebi
The Member of Parliament for Ofoase Ayirebi, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has expressed scepticism about the government’s promises to create jobs through initiatives such as the 24-hour economy, the Big PUSH, and other flagship programmes.
According to him, the government has failed to provide the necessary programme documents outlining the framework, timelines, and implementation strategies for these policies.
He noted that even communicators of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) appear to be struggling to articulate the details of the 24-hour economy, raising further concerns about the policy’s clarity and coherence.
“This is a policy which some communicators of the NDC are finding hard to explain,” he said during a one-on-one interview on the Platform programme on Peace FM.
He disclosed that he has repeatedly demanded the official programme document for the 24-hour economy in Parliament, but the government has yet to produce one.
“I have continuously asked in Parliament for the programme document of the 24-hour economy, which can serve as a guide for the policy, to no avail. I’m yet to receive any response… we’re still waiting for when the government will bring the programme document to Parliament,” he added.
Oppong Nkrumah expressed doubt that the government’s projected growth, job creation, and economic transformation can be anchored on policies that lack publicly available details.
“So when you believe that the government’s talks of growth, jobs, and economic transformation are coming from the 24-hour economy, the Big PUSH, and the new city, I’m afraid,” he said.
