His Excellency, President John Dramani Mahama, has indicated that the government does not plan to heavily interfere in its flagship programme, the 24-Hour Economy policy.

Speaking at the official launch of the programme in Accra on Wednesday, July 2, President Mahama noted that the actual driving force will be private sector actors.

“The private sector will lead the 24-Hour Plus programme. Government will facilitate and not dominate,” the President stated.

According to him, "Any government funding in 24-hour plus will be catalytic, serving as seed funding for the 24-hour plus authority and support bulk infrastructure”.The policy is one of the key promises made by the ruling party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), while in opposition in 2024.

The policy’s objective is to enhance economic productivity by encouraging businesses to operate continuously, creating more job opportunities, boosting revenue generation, and improving service delivery.

Sectors such as manufacturing, transportation, retail, healthcare, hospitality, and financial services stand to benefit significantly from this model.

Mr Goosie Tanoh, the presidential advisor on the 24-hour economy policy, has revealed that the programme is expanded into three anchors: "production transformation, supply chain and market efficiency, and human capital development."

The three anchors, according to him, are supported by eight sub-programmes.

"Roll 24 - which is the agricultural component, Make 24 - which is the manufacturing component, Connect 24 - the supply chain component, Aspire 24 - which is the mindset change, the resetting of the Ghanaian and Ghanaian bureaucracy with a strong and powerful attitude to work and productivity,” he explained.

According to him, the government is set to include strong digital technology training in the TVET curriculum to train and equip an employable workforce with the requisite skills for employment opportunities.

Another component, dubbed 'Show Ghana,' is also set to focus on an intentional effort and approach by the government to give visibility to Ghana's rich cultural heritage to the rest of the world to attract more tourists and increase revenue generation through tourism.