{
  "id": 11760487,
  "title": "NDC's 24-Hour Economy has turned into 24-hour demolitions — Bawumia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/ndcs-24-hour-economy-has-turned-into-24-hour-demolitions-bawumia",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-03T19:47:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "3News",
    "slug": "3news",
    "url": "https://3news.com/news/ndcs-24-hour-economy-has-turned-into-24-hour-demolitions-bawumia"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Vice President and NPP presidential candidate Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has lambasted the government's economic policies, specifically its 24-hour economy initiative, which he claims has resulted in a surge of demolitions across the country. During a speech at the NPP's National Delegates Conference in Kumasi, Bawumia also criticized the government's handling of social programmes, education, and healthcare. He vowed to stand with Labadi residents and demanded compensation for victims of demolition exercises. Bawumia further accused the government of abandoning initiatives from the previous administration, citing the Agenda 111 hospital project as an example. He questioned the government's focus on establishing 24-hour markets rather than expanding healthcare facilities, and called for attention to the exclusion of some BECE graduates from the Free Senior High School program. Lastly, Bawumia urged for a more comprehensive approach to combating illegal drug trafficking, arguing that merely arresting couriers is not enough.",
  "summary": "\"We stand with Labadi. The government must pay victims of the demolition exercise compensation,\" Dr. Bawumia stated.",
  "key_points": [],
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      {
        "outlet": "3News",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/the-promise-to-increase-cocoa-price-to-ghc6500-has-turned-out-to-be-a",
        "published": "2026-10-03T16:50:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}