Episode 2.
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is set to launch its national campaign on 27th July, 2024, at the Tamale Jubilee Park. This event is considered as a declaration of a second independent for Ghana.
The 2024 general elections is a collective effort geared towards rescuing this country from the hands of the gang of these wicked and selfish few in NPP members, who have deliberately plunged Ghana into an irreversible economic disaster. It is therefore a call to duty to all Ghanaians to join hands with the NDC to rescue and reset Ghana to a path of prosperity for all.
At this event, it is expected that the Flag bearer of the NDC and the incoming President of Ghana, H.E John Dramani Mahama, will unveil and present before the people of Ghana, the game changer policy (24 Hour Economy) which is considered as the octopus with many legs of solving the economic challenges of Ghana.
On top of the problems to be fixed with the 24 hour economy is the issue of unemployment which has become the existential threat to our collective security as a nation. The statistical service conducted a survey and reported that Ghana’s unemployment rate now stands at 14.7%, up from about 8% in 2016. This figure is scary, given that the bulk of the active population are unemployed.
As a responsive leader, President Mahama has proposed a 3-shift economy which will operate around the clock. This policy will envelope both the private and some agencies in the public sector. For example, the Passport Office, DVLA, the ports, among others are part of the proposed government agencies that will operate within the confines of the 24 Hour Economy. It implies that additional two streams of manpower will be needed in these agencies and the private sector as well. This will eventually solve the unemployment situation in the long run.
Key amongst the targets of this policy is agro procession, which will automatically catapult Ghana into industrialization. This is expected to operate alongside the mechanization of Agriculture while ensuring value addition to Ghana’s raw materials and eventual exportation.
Most industries in the private sector are currently operating under capacity. Under the 24 Hour Economy, companies that will sign up are expected to be handed some tax incentives and relatively cheaper power to trigger full operations of these industries.
Under this program, the next John Mahama’s administration intends to legislate and to review the existing labour laws and other related legislations to ensure a seamless operationalization of the policy. This proposed policy has been accepted and described by many including organized labour, as the game changer and the only antidote to this sick economy.
While Ghanaians are anxious for the next Mahama’s administration to implement this policy, Dr. Bawumia has broken jail and is promising everything including the impossible. His latest promise that has outraged many Ghanaians is his credit purchase of Smart Phones with monthly payments of GHC 1. This is not only empty and strange, but it unrealistic and a non-starter.
A man who gave all the nice lectures in opposition and made all the juicy promises, is here with yet another layer of unrealistic promises while running away from speaking about this ailing economy.
Indeed, the 24 Hour Economy is not only the game changer but the best prescription for Ghana’s dying economy.
By Azenji
(NDC DRCO—Savannah Region)
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