Speaking on Channel One TV’s Breakfast Daily on Thursday, June 12, Akosua Manu strongly criticised the policy, insisting it lacks a clear strategy or financial commitment to make it viable.

“The 24-hour economy is the textbook example of political deception. A big empty promise disguised as transformation. Because if they believed in it, we would have found it in the budget. It’s just a slogan. You cannot preach a 24-hour economy and not allocate resources to core sectors of the economy,” she stated.

The policy, which has been described by President John Dramani Mahama as a “game-changing strategy” to drive productivity and boost exports, is scheduled to take effect from July 1, 2025. It is expected to promote continuous operations in sectors such as agriculture, transport, health, and manufacturing.

But Akosua Manu questioned the credibility of the plan, claiming there is no evidence of a defined implementation roadmap.

“The 24-hour economy is not a strategy, it is a slogan. If indeed it is not a slogan, we would have seen allocation into at least four major areas: energy, health, manufacturing and transport. But we have not seen anything to show that indeed there is a definite plan. It is a political script of deception,” she added.