Agbodza mocks Nhyiaeso MP after Ken Agyapong lost NPP primaries

The Minister of Roads and Highways, Kwame Governs Agbodza, has taken a swipe at the Member of Parliament for Nhyiaeso, Stephen Amoah, following his criticism of the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) proposed 24-Hour Economy initiative.

Amoah, speaking on the floor of Parliament on February 5, 2026, dismissed the NDC’s flagship policy as unrealistic and unworkable, arguing that the opposition party does not understand what it is proposing.

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“Mr Speaker, I want to ask them, what do they mean by 24-Hour Economy?... From where my brothers were coming from, and the emphasis we're placing on all these policies, was it that they wanted us to operate a shift program that will offer jobs to the masses?

“… When it comes to the public service, security, health, we are already running 24-hour economy. We are running shift so their emphasis was on the economic development. Building factories, manufacturing factories that will employ thousands of Ghanaians, run eight-hour shift three times a day, or three phases. What have they done so far to attain that goal? Mr Speaker, this is a strategic drift. It is impossible,” he said.

The Nhyiaeso MP further described the policy as ‘a fallacy,’ insisting that it ‘is not going to work anyway.’

“It's just a fallacy; it's not going to work anyway… Mr Speaker, the 24-Hour Economy my brothers from the NDC side are talking about, they have no idea about what they want to do,” he added.

However, responding to the remarks, the Minister of Roads and Highways, Kwame Governs Agbodza, mocked Stephen Amoah, linking his criticism of the NDC to his failure to deliver votes for Kennedy Agyapong during the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) January 31 presidential primaries.

“But did I hear you say that we don't even understand what we are doing? It appears your constituent also didn't even know what you were talking about because your candidate lost in your constituency,” he said amid laughter from other lawmakers.

Agbodza added that despite the intense campaigning by Amoah, his preferred candidate was rejected by voters in his own backyard.

“Mr Speaker, it appears all the dancing, all the vigorous campaign, your constituents alone didn't even understand what you were talking about so they voted against your candidate,” Agbodza stated.

Agbodza, however, cautioned politicians to be mindful of their public utterances, stressing the need for principle in political discourse.

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“Mr Speaker, I heard my colleagues, sometimes I agree with them when they say that as political actors, we should be principled. It's very important so that the country doesn't think that any time we do things we don't think deeply about it,” he concluded.

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