The 24-Hour Economy and Accelerated Export Development Secretariat has appealed to the private sector to partner with the government to drive infrastructure delivery 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 AGI National Council Retreat 2026 held in Accra.
The retreat was held under the theme, “Sustaining Economic Stability to Drive Industrial Growth.”
Addressing members of the Association of Ghana Industries, Mr. Alidu stated that the 24-Hour Economy is fundamentally a private sector–led initiative and will 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 requires businesses to establish operations within the parks being developed. Using the Pharmaceutical Innovation Park in Akuse as an example, he indicated that land has been secured and an anchor investor identified, but additional firms are 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 of Ghana Industries that the Secretariat is committed to advocating at the highest levels of government to address structural constraints affecting the private sector.
He said such constraints include market access, incentive structures, productivity barriers, and other regulatory and operational bottlenecks.
He stressed that the programme places 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.
