Accra, Feb. 17,GNA – The 24-Hour Economy and Accelerated Export Development Secretariat has encouraged to the private sector to partner with the government to drive infrastructure and industrial expansion under the 24-Hour Economy programme.
The call was made by the Head of Programmes and Strategy at the Secretariat, Abdul Nasser Alidu, at the Association of Ghana Industries(AGI) National Council Retreat 2026 in Accra.
The retreat was held on the theme, “Sustaining Economic Stability to Drive Industrial Growth.”
Addressing members, Mr. Alidu stated that the 24-Hour Economy Programme was fundamentally a private sector–led initiative and would only achieve its objectives through structured collaboration with industry players, investors, and financial institutions.
“We want partnership,” Mr. Alidu stated. “We are inviting private sector players with the capital and technical capacity to work with us to develop industrial parks and agroecological parks under models that ensure sustainability and profitability.”
He explained that beyond infrastructure development, the programme required businesses to establish operations within the parks being developed.
Using the Pharmaceutical Innovation Park in Akuse as an example, he indicated that land had been secured and an anchor investor identified, but additional firms were needed to establish production facilities and anchor the ecosystem.
According to him, financial institutions and fund managers also have a critical role to play by providing long-term and affordable financing to support infrastructure developers and enterprises operating within the 24-Hour Economy framework.
Abdul Nasser-Alidu further assured members of the Association that the Secretariat was committed to advocating at the highest levels of government strategies to address structural constraints affecting the private sector.
He said such constraints included market access, incentive structures, productivity barriers, and other regulatory and operational bottlenecks.
He stressed that the programme placed deliberate emphasis on empowering Ghanaian businesses, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises, to become central actors in the country’s industrial transformation.
The engagement forms part of ongoing consultations between the Secretariat and key industry stakeholders aimed at strengthening collaboration and ensuring the effective rollout of the 24-Hour Economy agenda.
GNA
17 Feb. 2026
Edited by Samuel Osei-Frempong