The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) launched its 2024 Manifesto two weeks ago, promising to continue the good works started by President Nana Akufo-Addo.
Titled “Selfless Leadership, Bold Solutions for Jobs and Business,” the NPP’s 2024 flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, promised to create more jobs nationwide.
JUSTFACT GHANA has highlighted the NPP’s 2024 Manifesto, which focuses on promises on job creation, the economy, education, and health.
Job Creation promises:
See pages 19, 21 to 25, 44 to 49, 52 to 78 of the NPP’s 2024 Manifesto.
(a) create jobs for artisans (carpenters, masons, welders etc) and built environment professionals to maintain public infrastructure through a revived and resourced PWD
(b) create SME jobs with the introduction of The SME Bank
(c) create jobs through the minerals industry and its value chain (aluminium, gold, lithium, manganese, salt, etc)
(g) employ more security services personnel
(h) create jobs through the National Cybersecurity Workforce Development Programme
(i) recruit more special needs teachers
(j) set quotas for recruitment of PWDs for public sector recruitment
(k) employ more lawyers for legal aid (at least 2 for each District)
(l) create other jobs through Tourism, Creative Arts and Sports; “Jobs Abroad” Programme; “Youth in Seafaring” Programme; Aviation & Logistics; Green Energy Industries, including EVs, and
(m) support businesses to drive and accelerate job creation by:
i. cutting 3% of GDP from government expenditure (GH₵30 billion) and redirecting it towards private sector provision of public infrastructure and services.
Education promises:
(a) introduce a Free Tertiary Education Scholarship for PWDs (Persons with disability), to remove financial barriers to pursuing educational goals
(b) implement in full the Centralised Applications Processing Service (CAPS) for tertiary institutions: “You apply once, and pay once”
(c) establish an Open University
(d) those who, after completion of their tertiary education, have secured jobs would be exempted from national service
(e) protect and enhance the free SHS/TVET, which is truly transforming lives and changing life outcomes for millions
See pages 19, 21 to 25, 44 to 49, 52 to 78 of the NPP’s 2024 Manifesto.
Economy promises:
(a) increase Public-Private-Partnerships (PPPs) as an important funding model for public infrastructure projects.
(b) establish an independent Fiscal Responsibility Council to oversee Fiscal Policy and
(c) amend the Fiscal Responsibility Act to add a new fiscal rule requiring that expenditure in any year not exceed 105% of the previous year’s tax revenue.
(d) reduce the cost of public transportation.
(e) Significantly improving the availability and affordability of power by bringing 2,000 MW of solar power and incentivising users by buying excess power they generate from solar systems and paying with “free electricity” from the national grid when they need power.
(f) cutting 3% of GDP from government expenditure (GH₵30 billion), and redirecting it towards private sector provision of public infrastructure and services.
(g) fully rolling-out the Ghana Integrated Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS).
See pages 18, 39 to 44, 84 to 94 of the NPP’s 2024 Manifesto.
Promises on Health:
(a) bring healthcare services to your doorstep by:
i. completing the digitisation of public healthcare institutions under the E-health project
ii. scaling up telehealth services
iii. establishing two additional sites, in addition to the existing 6, at Funsi and Kintampo, to enhance drone delivery services and to ensure total nationwide coverage, and
(b) ensuring the interoperability of the National Electronic Pharmacy Platform
(c) offer incentives for healthcare workers to buy one vehicle each with engine capacity of up to 1,800cc, and
(d) ensure compliance with the existing deprived area incentive package for health workers
(e) deepen Public-Private Partnership (PPP) for healthcare delivery and management, and
(f) encourage PPP placement of key equipment, such as diagnostic and imaging systems, and establishment of centres of excellence, within public institutions to help retool all hospitals
(g) amend the NHIA Act to establish a separate health insurance regulatory body
(h) improve access to healthcare services by making available medical equipment, medicines, and other consumables, and
(i) Ensure that health institutions (including religious health institutions) receive their NHIS payments promptly and pay existing debts expeditiously by introducing automatic adjustment of reimbursement of the cost of medicines and services regularly.
See page 26 of the NPP’s 2024 Manifesto.
