The Member of Parliament for Sagnarigu, Atta Issah, has asserted that the rollout of the government’s 24-Hour Economy policy was delayed to prevent the initiative from being politicised and to allow for extensive stakeholder engagement.

Speaking on Citi News the MP, who is also a member of Parliament’s Trade, Industry and Tourism Committee and the Finance Committee, said government deliberately took its time to ensure the policy was properly shaped through consultations across the country.

Atta Issah explained that the policy is expected to be implemented with regional-specific economic interventions based on local strengths and opportunities.

He expressed confidence in the policy, describing it as a long-term economic framework that will significantly transform Ghana’s economy.

Since we don’t want the over-politicistion of economic policies, we needed to do a lot of consultations. The Secretariat did a good job, they consulted everybody they needed to consult.

If you go to region by region for instance, Upper West will be getting the groundnut processing, that is the millet corridor. North East will be getting the Integrated Rice Corridor and many more.

The 24-Hour Economy has come to stay. It is going to transform the economic framework of this country and I can bet you, people will smile by the end of 2026, he said.