Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, the running-mate to the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for election 2024, says the party’s 24-hour economy policy will address some of the challenges bedeviling the economy and provide jobs for the youth.
Addressing members of the NDC Professionals Forum at the University of Cape Coast, she said: “We don’t have money, our currency is where it is heading to, which is not a good place. We can’t pay our debt, and we are in a crisis worse than we imagined.”
She said Ghana was broke and needed a quick fix.
The engagement was part of Prof. Opoku Agyemang’s three-day campaign tour to the Central Region, a statement copied to the Ghana News Agency said on Tuesday.
She said with the high unemployment rate in the country, the NDC’s 24-Hour policy and the National Apprenticeship programme were quick answers.
She noted that the unemployment rate was giving the NDC Flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama, sleepless nights, hence the decision to implement the 24-hour Economy and create decent jobs for Ghanaians.
“Some people claiming to be economists are deliberately saying it won’t work and the NDC hasn’t thought through it well. But interestingly, the same people are now saying, their government is already implementing the policy,” she said.
Prof Opoku-Agyemang said political campaigns were about the sharing of ideas and therefore, urged the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to tell Ghanaians what it could do to alleviate their pain.
She urged Ghanaians to vote massively for Mr Mahama in the December 7 general election to enable him to fulfill his promise of creating jobs for the teeming unemployed youth.
Latest Stories
-
Ouattarra is building a new team – Dr Nyaho-Tamakloe wants patience for under-fire Hearts boss
25 mins -
NSA closes Accra and Cape Coast stadia for maintenance
30 mins -
Hearts of Oak will soon ‘gel very beautifully’- Dr. Nyaho-Tamakloe optimistic
36 mins -
Reflo Company Ltd partners Hasaacas Ladies, donates GHS 10K for Super Cup campaign
48 mins -
Ensure your nationwide protest is peaceful – IDEG, others to NDC
3 hours -
NDC demo: ‘Our security guys will deal with any threat we encounter’ – Mustapha Gbande
3 hours -
NDC demo: Approved routes for each region
3 hours -
Asantehene lauds Ewe community for contribution to development of Ashanti Region
3 hours -
Mahama vows to limit Ghana’s borrowing, improve debt transparency if elected
3 hours -
NDC holds nationwide “Enough is Enough” protest against EC today
4 hours -
HAPPY Program has revitalised Ghana’s broiler industry – NAPLE Beta CEO
4 hours -
NDC Demo: ‘If you know you can’t be peaceful, don’t come’ – Mahama
4 hours -
Ken Ashigbey urges NPP and NDC to join forces in galamsey fight as water crisis looms
5 hours -
Government moves to extradite former MASLOC boss from U.S. to serve 10-year sentence – Dep. AG
5 hours -
We were overwhelmed by 400 illegal miners during operation – Eastern Regional Minister reveals
5 hours