The Member of Parliament for Effia, Isaac Boamah Nyarko, says the erstwhile Akudo-Addo government’s One District One Factory initiative had more than 600 companies signed up under the programme.
This comes after the Minister of Employment, Labour and Jobs, Dr. Abdul-Rashid Pelpuo said more than 400 private companies had applied for government incentives to participate in the 24-Hour Economy Programme. He said the incentives were designed to support the private sector to create more value, boost exports and expand employment opportunities across various sectors of
Responding to this on the Channel One Newsroom on Saturday February 21, Mr Nyarko noted that between 2023 and 2024, nearly 200 companies had fully participated in the One District One Factory programme and were operational.
“Do you have an idea how many companies signed up for the 1D1F? Go and check. The 1D1F had in excess of 600 companies. At the time in 2023 to 2024, we had rolled up close to 200 companies having fully participated and gone for the 1D1F, employing directly over 15,000 people,” he stated.
