24hour economy: Ghana is poor because we sleep too much – Ofosu Ampofo

Former Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo has argued that Ghana is poor because Ghanaians sleep for most part of the 24 hours in a day.

According to him, this is why the 24-hour economy proposed by National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer John Dramani Mahama is a game changer.

Speaking on the Starr Chat programme on Starr FM, Samuel Ofosu Ampofo argued that “Any nation that sleeps becomes a poor country.”

The former NDC National Chairman continued, “We are poor because we sleep. We work eight hours and we sleep. The whole night everybody is sleeping. And when you sleep as a nation you become a poor country.”

He argued that the problem is not only peculiar to Ghana but all of Africa.

“The more your economy is growing the lot you are expanding your economy, the more you have enough power in excess to be able to generate more industries and employment. You don’t have to sleep because in the whole world, America doesn’t sleep, the UK doesn’t sleep, Germany doesn’t sleep, China doesn’t sleep, India doesn’t sleep but in Africa we are sleeping. That’s why Africa is poor,” Samuel Ampofo explained.

The 24-hour economy is a key policy proposed by John Dramani Mahama ahead of the 2024 general election.

He has indicated that when implemented, it will boost production to empower the country’s economy and job creation.