Former Bortianor-Ngleshie Amanfro Member of Parliament (MP) Sylvester Tetteh has questioned the viability of the government's proposed 24-hour economy policy, particularly the plan to establish 264 markets across the country.

Tetteh criticised the Mahama administration’s policy direction, pointing out a contradiction in how the government evaluates development projects.

According to Tetteh, President Mahama and his team criticised the previous New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration's Agenda 111 hospital project but are now prioritising rural market structures under President Mahama's flagship 24-hour Economic Policy. 

"They said it was unconscionable to begin 111 hospitals, but it is not unconscionable to begin 264 markets across the country," Tetteh stated.

The NPP stalwart questioned the practical feasibility of operating new markets in rural areas on a 24-hour basis when major established commercial hubs in the country's cities do not do so.

"If big city markets like Makola, Kaneshie, and Adum are not operating 24 hours a day, how can new markets in the hinterlands be expected to do that?" Tetteh asked, challenging the economic logic and resource allocation of the administration.

The NPP stalwart spoke to the media at the headquarters of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), where NPP communications team member Dennis 'Miracles' Aboagye was being held over a GHS55 million corruption probe.