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24-hour economy is a slogan and scam – Dr. Mohammed Amin Anta
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Published by Inusah Dondaliya
Date: 20th May, 2026.
Time: 3:10pm
Former Finance Minister, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam Anta, has chided NDC’s government implementation of the 24-hour economy, describing the policy as a slogan and scam.
According to the Karaga MP, government is forcing public agencies to operate 24-hour economy without increasing staff, saying a public sector approach to this policy is fundamentally flawed.
In a Facebook post, shared today, Wednesday, 20th May 2026, Hon. Mohammed Amin stated that Ghanaians should not expect government to create jobs through public sector approach, insisting that the citizenry should review their expectations because government cannot fund the wage bill.
He further stated that the 24-hour Economy Secretariat tasked with responsibility of executing the policy is in coma as government has failed to release funds from the GHS110 million allocated to it in the 2026 budget, stressing that the policy is not only dead on its arrival but a scam.
“The 24H Economy Secretariat is in coma as government has not been releasing funds from the GHS110 million allocated to it this year. The policy is dead on arrival. It is a scam”.
Below is his full statement on Facebook.
The 24 hour economy remains a slogan. I have observed a pattern where government is forcing public agencies to operate 24Hrs without increasing staff. A public sector approach to this policy is fundamentally flawed.
If anyone was expecting that the government would create jobs through the public sector approach, you must be reviewing your expectations because the government cannot fund it. The wage bill is 30% of the Budget (33% in 2025). Doubling the wage bill will bankrupt the country. Even the most reckless government cannot do this.
The policy, if it will survive, should be private sector led, yet the government has failed to provide the incentive package promised in the 2026 Budget to the private sector almost half year of the budget implementation.
The 24H Economy Secretariat is in coma as government has not been releasing funds from the GHS110 million allocated to it this year.
The policy is dead on arrival. It is a scam!
What the government has to do in the public sector is adopt what the previous NPP government was doing.
Under the NPP’s digitalization agenda led by Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the government digitized the following public services:
- Digitization of the passport office and made passport applications online without the need for middlemen or for the payment of bribes to obtain a passport.
- Digitization of the ports, made it paperless and more efficient with a tremendously improved turnaround time.
- Digitization of the Driver Licensing and Vehicle Registration related services which ensured that people no longer wait for several months to receive their licenses.
- Digitization of the Motor Insurance Database to curb the menace of vehicles with fake motor insurance stickers and ensured that the public can also self-check the authenticity of their insurance policy by dialing a USSD code.
- Digitization of payments for public services, the Ghana.Gov Platform which made it easy to access government services.
- Digitization of pharmacies – the digital E-Pharmacy platform which offers the opportunity to everyone through a mobile phone to upload his/her prescriptions and find out which pharmacies near them have the medicines.
- Integration of government databases – the National ID card database with other databases such as Passports, SSNIT, NHIS, Ghana Revenue Authority, Bank Accounts, DVLA, SIM cards, Mobile money accounts, Controller and Accountant Generals Department, Registrar Generals Department, Births and Deaths Registry and the Police CID, Ghana.Gov etc. to create a centralized integrated database.
A Bawumia government will continue with the digitalization of public institutions and services to ensure the public’s ease of access to government services at all times, improve efficiency and productivity and create an enabling environment for the private sector to thrive.
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Former Ghanaian Footballer Jafar Samed Issah Cheers on Friend Jaleen Smith as Croatia Thrash Latvia
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Published: August 29, 2026
Published at: 01:18Pm
By Saibu Terry
Former Ghanaian professional footballer Abdul Jafar Samed Issah was in attendance, alongside his spouse Khadija , to support his close friend Jaleen Devon Smith as Croatia secured a convincing 115–80 victory over Latvia in the FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifying campaign on Thursday, August 27, 2026.
Issah, who enjoyed a professional football career with stints in Denmark, Latvia, Ethiopia and other European destinations, made time to cheer on Smith as Croatia bounced back strongly following their defeat to Germany.
Smith was instrumental in Croatia’s impressive performance, showcasing the form and quality that have made him an important figure for the national team. The result provided Croatia with a much-needed boost in their qualifying campaign.
Beyond the sporting arena, Smith and Issah have developed a close friendship over the past year. Their relationship has extended beyond football and basketball, with the pair sharing ideas about potential humanitarian and community-development projects in northern Ghana.
Smith, an American-born professional basketball player who has represented Croatia at international level, has developed a growing admiration for Ghana and is reportedly keen to contribute to initiatives that could positively impact communities in the northern part of the country.
The friendship between the two sports personalities has therefore evolved into more than a personal connection, with discussions around future projects creating excitement among Smith’s supporters and admirers in Ghana.
Smith recently signed with Hapoel Jerusalem, where he is set to compete in the Israeli Premier League and EuroCup. As he continues to make an impact on the basketball court, his growing connection with Ghana through his friendship with Jafar Samad Issah could open the door to meaningful humanitarian initiatives in the future.
For Issah, Thursday’s game was another opportunity to stand firmly behind his friend and celebrate Croatia’s emphatic victory over Latvia.
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Anta Scholarship Education Fund provides financial Assistance to 200 Tertiary Students
The Former Finance Minister and MP for Karaga, Hon. Dr. Amin Mohammed Adam Anta, has disbursed funds worth 330,000 Ghana Cedis to support the education of over 200 beneficiary tertiary students in the Constituency under the Amin Anta Education Scholarship Scheme.
The intervention forms part of the MP’s broader commitment to supporting the education of every student in the Constituency, especially those at the tertiary level, and to removing financial barriers that sometimes serve as obstacles to the education of needy but brilliant students.
The Anta Education Scholarship scheme covers beneficiaries pursuing education across Public Tertiary Institutions in the country, including education and health training Institutions.
This year’s beneficiaries stand at 200 students, bringing the total tally to 1,519 beneficiaries who have benefited from the scholarship fund since its inception in 2019 to date, running for seven consecutive years.
The Anta Education Fund is an annual financial aid initiative established by Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam (widely known as Dr. Amin Anta), the Member of Parliament for the Karaga Constituency in the Northern Region of Ghana, to provide financial assistance, pay school fees, and support brilliant but financially needy students from basic school up to tertiary institutions (universities and colleges).
At a durbar at the Karaga Community Center on Friday, August 28th 2026, to disburse the funds to beneficiaries, the Chairman of the Scholarship Fund, Jankpihi Naa, thanked the MP for providing financial assistance to students in the area, describing his initiative as a game changer, opening educational doors and removing barriers for students.
On his part, the MP, Mohammed Amin Adam Anta, said he is committed to ensuring that every child in the Constituency gets the right education and climbs the ladder, suggesting that it is a critical means to success.
The MP also seized the occasion to admonish the students to take advantage of the scholarship opportunity and study hard to aspire to greater heights, as he did not have such an opportunity growing up.
The beneficiaries could not mince words but thanked the MP profusely for the intervention, describing his benevolence as ‘incredible and God-fearing’.
