{"id":457328,"date":"2026-02-06T09:39:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T09:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/457328\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T09:39:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T09:39:08","slug":"bagbin-ahiafor-and-asiamah-are-the-only-people-doing-one-job-three-shifts-under-mahama-npp-mp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/457328\/","title":{"rendered":"Bagbin, Ahiafor and Asiamah are the only people doing one job, three shifts under Mahama \u2013 NPP MP"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"L-R: <\/a>L-R: Alban Bagbin, Bernard Ahiafor and Andrew Asiamah Amoako<\/p>\n

The Member of <\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>Parliament<\/a> for Damongo, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has criticised the government of President John Dramani Mahama for failing to deliver on its much-touted 24-hour economy policy, which the National Democratic Congress (NDC) promoted while in opposition as \u201cone job, three shifts (1-3-3)\u201d aimed at reducing youth unemployment.<\/p>\n

Speaking on the floor of <\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>Parliament<\/a> on February 5, 2026, the former Lands and Natural Resources Minister accused the government of deception, arguing that nearly a year into its administration, the policy remains largely unimplemented.<\/p>\n

According to him, the only institution currently operating what could be described as a three-shift system is <\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>Parliament<\/a> itself, particularly the Office of the Speaker.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd I do so forcefully, Mr Speaker. I do so forcefully to state that eleven months into the NDC administration, their flagship programme of a 24-hour economy, the 1-3-3 formula, three shifts for unemployed Ghanaian youth, eight-hourly shifts, the only job today in Ghana that has three people doing shifts is the office of the Speaker of <\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>Parliament<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\u201cMr Speaker? You see, it is only your job that is 1-3-3. It is the only job that is 1-3-3. The job of the Speaker of <\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>Parliament<\/a> is where you have the Right Honourable Alban Bagbin<\/a> doing one shift, you yourself, Mr Speaker, the First Deputy Speaker (Bernard Ahiafor<\/a>), doing the second shift and the Second Deputy Speaker (Andrew Asiamah) doing the third shift.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat is the only job in Ghana that is 1-3-3. But even that is not a 24-hour job and it is not eight-hourly shifts. You don\u2019t do eight-hour shifts, Mr Speaker, \u201che said on the floor of <\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>Parliament<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Jinapor described the government\u2019s handling of the policy as misleading and accused it of raising false expectations among unemployed young people.<\/p>\n

\u201cMr Speaker, this is another gimmick. This is another deception. This is just to buy time. This is just to give false hope to the unemployed youth of this country.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou promised them jobs. You promised them a 24-hour economy. You promised them the 1-3-3 policy. Eleven months down the road, you have failed to deliver,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

The Damongo MP insisted that the government must be held accountable for its campaign promises.<\/p>\n

@io_news<\/a> #creatorsearchinsights<\/a> #fy<\/a> #fyp<\/a> #ghanatiktok\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udded<\/a> #fyp\u30b7<\/a> \u266c original sound – io_News<\/a> <\/p>\n

AM<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, watch the excitement, divisions over Agradaa\u2019s reduced sentence><\/p>\n<\/p>\n