Member of Parliament for Tamale Central, Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, has stated that the One District, One Factory (1D1F) programme would be scrapped if the National Democratic Congress (NDC) wins the 2024 elections.

Speaking to the media on Saturday, November 5, the NDC legislator stated that the effort is, according to him, nothing more than a slogan that is failing to produce the expected outcomes.

He argued that, due to the initiative’s poor structure, most factories funded under the project are not operating as they should.

“It is nothing but a slogan, the 1D1F is something that when the NDC takes over we will throw out. The way it is in this form is not helping,” he added.

On August 25, 2017, President Akufo-Addo launched the 1D1F programme at Ekumfi in the Central Region.

The 1D1F initiative has received backlash ever since it was implemented; however, the government has said that the programme aims to industrialise Ghana by establishing additional industries in order to increase job prospects.

Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament’s Trade and Industry Committee, Yusif Sulemana, has underperformed over the past four years.

Mr Yusif Sulemana alleged that, majority of the businesses sponsored by the initiative were initially supported by the NDC administration, therefore, the government shouldn't claim credit for them.

“Most of the projects they claim they have done got support from Mahama’s administration. I worked with EXIM Bank, hitherto, EDIF. We gave so much support to these companies. We didn’t name them as 1D1F.

“If we were to separate that from the total number of factories, they claim they have done, then you will see they have done nothing,” he added

Meanwhile, on Friday, September 2, President Akufo-Addo disclosed that about 125 businesses have benefited from the project, which has so far resulted in the employment of 160,823.

According to him, when the project fully achieves its vision, it will employ roughly 295,725 Ghanaians nationwide and provide a well-paying employment avenue for Ghanaians.

He reaffirmed the government's commitment to fostering the expansion of private businesses in order to forward the industrialization program.