NDC’s promised 24-Hour Economy is a mere political gimmick

So far, all the explanations given to the promised introduction of a 24-Hour Economy in Ghana by Mr John Dramani Mahama and those lower down the NDC hierarchy, including his chosen vice presidential-candidate, do not make sense one bit. They sound utterly confused.

They are worse in their confusion than the confused meanders in the Amazon Forest.

Their offered explanations to their understanding of a 24-Hour Economy as an engine of creation of jobs for Ghanaians to drastically reduce unemployment in the country, and a catalyst for the nation’s socio-economic improvement, make their policy a complete gimmickry.

They are only fooling Ghanaians, the majority of whom are naïve about nation building and economic development.

Sycophancy, partisanship, and political polarisation are preventing many a Ghanaian to scrutinise the hurriedly proposed and fed to the public 24-Hour Economy by the known congenital or pathological NDC liars.

A 24-Hour Economy has for the several past years existed in Ghana but to a limited extent. Some factories had, or have, been working 24 hours a day 7 days a work on shift pattern. We have the Accra-Kumasi-Accra V.I.P. bus stations in Accra and Kumasi working throughout the day and night.

However, there are many obstacles in Ghana that may not allow for the level of operation of 24-Hour Economy as assured Ghanaians by John Dramani Mahama, the master populist politician in Ghana.

There are not enough jobs for the people for day shift already. There are not enough factories in the country to require shift pattern to absorb most of the unemployed. How then could John Mahama successfully establish a viable 24-Hour Economy in Ghana in the manner as he has promised making many shallow-minds give him a standing ovation?

The last time I heard him explain how, he said, he would provide electricity in areas along the roads where people sell bread to commuters so that their activity could continue throughout the night. Is it how best he could solve the unemployment by the understanding of operation of a 24-Hour Economy?

The level of insecurity in the country must first be addressed to permit people to feel safe and secure to go out at night to work, if there is any lawful work to do at all.

In Kumasi or Accra, during the night through to dawn, one may not feel safe walking in certain areas. How then could they attend work at night if there were any?

The question of insecurity must first be addressed. What is the plan of John Mahama and NDC to solving that problem as a first step to successfully bringing a viable 24-Hour Economy to Ghana?

Are there actually any appreciable night activities in Ghana like night clubs, bars, etc., that call for the employment of night workers to add to the successful operation of the intended introduction of a 24-Hour Economy?

Do we have public transport running at night to facilitate access to worksites for night workers? No. How is John Mahama going to resolve that issue?

Factories do employ people and some factories by nature operate 24 hours a day.

President Nana Akufo-Addo, a visionary leader without equal and his NPP government embarked on industrialisation of the country by their One District One Factory programme. Nevertheless, the NDC led by John Mahama started rubbishing the programme, wishing it dead. Therefore, what is John Mahama going to differently to create more jobs for the people such that some people will have to work at night?

How many corporate Law firms of international standard and operation do we have in Ghana to have lawyers working at night dealing with their international clients because of the world time zones? How many such corporations employ around the clock security officers (watchmen), if there are any at all in Ghana?

Are they not the same NDC people who embarked on sabotaging the NPP government by their alleged market-burning spree all on intent to make the government unpopular?

Destroying places and activities that create jobs, how then are themselves justified if they tell Ghanaians they will not only create jobs to employ many people during the day, but also at night? Are they not hallucinating, if I may ask?

When you come to the Western civilized world, one will see the real operation of a 24-Hour Economy. You have some public buses, trains and trams working till late or throughout the day and night. Police are patrolling the cities all day and all night long to guarantee public safety. There are some supermarkets and stores operating throughout the night. There are public and private office buildings employing security officers 24/7 to ensure the protection of life to their staff members, protection of property and prevention of crimes. They also employ day and night cleaners. How many such buildings in Ghana do we have doing that? Do the activities in Ghana call for such around the clock jobs?

Mr Mahama and his bunch of populist NDC folks should come again to convince me how they are going to introduce a successful 24-Hour Economy and to what extent since their explanations so far given make no sense to me.

Yes, nothing stops him from trying to create a 24-Hour Economy in Ghana but how? It is not created simply by a word of mouth, or at the crack of one’s finger, or their abracadabra incantations.

Ghanaians, please don’t be fooled into believing the lies John Mahama and his lying NDC tongues tell you.

Those of us living abroad in the big cities or industrial sites understand what a 24-Hour Economy is. Therefore, we just laugh when we see and hear Ghanaians applauding Mr John Mahama for his promised introduction of a 24-Hour Economy in Ghana.

Had he previously not said that during elections he will tell the people half-truths provided that will turn your heart towards him to vote for him? Is his promised 24-Hour Economy that he does not fully understand himself not one of such lies told to win your heart and votes? Come on Ghanaians!