The Upper East Regional Minister, Stephen Yakubu, has said former President John Mahama’s proposed 24-hour economy will create broken homes.
According to him, the policy will prevent men from sleeping with their wives at night which will eventually cause challenges in various homes.
The regional minister said this on behalf of the Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia at a durbar of traditional chiefs in Nabdam, a district in the Upper East Region on Saturday.
“And the Vice President is saying that he understands the region. He says this 24-hour economics. Ei! My brothers, when we work in our farms and we are tired in the night, we have to sleep with our wives o.
“We have to be with our wives o. In the night you want us also to go and be farming and, then, people will come and take our wives away? That is why we have to be careful about this 24-hour thing o,” Mr. Yakubu stated.
However, the Vice President Bawumia has stated that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) flag bearer, John Mahama does not understand the 24-hour economy policy he is proposing.
Dr. Bawumia further stated that the 24-hour economy policy is being implemented in Ghana already at hospitals, fuel companies, among others.
The former President John Mahama has pledged to establish a 24-hour economy when elected as President in the 2024 presidential election.
According to him, the policy would contribute to economic growth and job creation, especially for the majority of the Ghanaian youth.
In a statement to commemorate the 2023 International Youth Day, Mr. Mahama said his administration will maximise the potential of agriculture, and provide critical social and IT infrastructure to stimulate economic growth.
“A new NDC administration will work urgently to equip our youth with the entrepreneurial knowledge and skills needed for a sustainable future. We will introduce a 24-hour economy with incentives and tax breaks for manufacturers who will run extra shifts to create more room for employment.
“We will work to ease the burden of taxes imposed by this NPP administration on Ghanaian businesses and investors, which has robbed Ghana of its envious position as one of Africa’s leading destinations for investment. We will maximize the potential of agriculture and agribusiness and provide critical social and IT infrastructure to stimulate economic growth,” Mahama stated.
“Our policy priorities will imbue our young people with the “knowledge, abilities, values and attitudes needed to live in, develop and support a sustainable and resource-efficient society” — the critical Green Skills our youth need to advance a sustainable world.”
Source: Ghana/Starrfm.com.gh/103.5FM
