The running mate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has taken a swipe at the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) for promoting 24-hour nightclubs should they win the December 7 polls.

Without mincing words, the NPP running mate, widely known as ‘NAPO’, condemned the NDC policy, which he strongly argued would not benefit the country and its people.

According to NAPO, the NDC’s plans to promote 24-hour nightclubs are a strong indication that they lack ideas and also don't have the interest and well-being of the people of Ghana, especially the energetic youth, at heart.

Instead of 24-hour nightclubs, he said, Vice President Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia, the Flagbearer of the NPP, who has the country at heart, would rather empower the youth with valuable skills, which would enhance their future.

"The NPP and our presidential candidate, Dr. Bawumia, have the interest and welfare of the citizens at heart, so we will empower them with valuable skills and not a 24-hour nightclub, which is of no benefit," he noted.

NAPO, who was speaking during the 2nd Annual Conference of the Ghana Unity Professional Tailors and Dressmakers Association on Friday, stated that the 24-hour nightclub promise shows the NDC's gross incompetence.

The annual conference was under the theme 'Peaceful Elections 2024: The Desire of Fashion Designers'. It was held on the campus of Wenchi Farms Institute in the Bono Region.

The NPP running mate said that his party believes in skills development, so it would continue to prioritise Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) when Dr. Bawumia becomes president on January 7, 2025.

He was of the view that skills development can help reduce unemployment as more people would become gainfully employed, financially sound, and well-positioned to fend for themselves, and also contribute to the development of the economy.

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