Accra:Ghanaians may have to wait another one to two years before seeing jobs created under the government’s 24-hour economy programme, According to Presidential Adviser on the initiative, Augustus Goosie Tanoh.
According to Ghana Web, the timeline comes amid growing pressure on the government to demonstrate progress on one of its major policy promises aimed at creating jobs and boosting economic growth. The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has questioned the programme’s progress and called on the government to provide details of its implementation.
Speaking at the Africa Bio Conference on October 27, 2026, Tanoh said the government had identified 32 projects under the programme but was prioritising between 10 and 15 for initial implementation. The government aims to increase domestic production and ensure factories have reliable supplies of raw materials to operate without frequent interruptions.
Tanoh explained that many industries were operating below their full production capacity due to inconsistent supplies of the materials needed for manufacturing. The programme aims to increase factory capacity utilisation from the current range of 36 to 42 percent to between 80 and 90 percent. He asserted that employment opportunities would expand as factories increased production and demand for their products grew.
However, the government has yet to disclose the number of jobs expected from the first 10 to 15 projects or provide specific commencement dates for their operations.