Jobs to follow as 24-Hour Economy projects roll out – Goosie Tanoh

Ghanaians may have to wait another one to two years before seeing jobs created under the government’s 24-hour economy programme, according to the Presidential Adviser on the initiative, Augustus Goosie Tanoh.

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.

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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.

“Many things are happening, and we have a deal book of our 32 projects. We are concentrated on the first 10 to 15, and once those are rolled out, you will see the jobs coming in about a year or two,” he said.

He explained that the government was working to increase domestic production and ensure factories had reliable supplies of raw materials to operate without frequent interruptions.

According to Tanoh, many industries were operating below their full production capacity because of inconsistent supplies of the materials needed for manufacturing.

He said the programme aimed to increase factory capacity utilisation from the current range of 36 to 42 per cent to between 80 and 90 per cent.

“You will begin to see the jobs coming and also begin to see that because we’ve created the basis of production, where industries don’t have to wait for their raw materials because they are being grown and supplied, industries don’t sit still,” he said.

Tanoh maintained that employment opportunities would expand as factories increased production and demand for their products grew.

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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.

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