President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will tomorrow fulfill the constitutional duty of addressing Ghanaians on the state of the nation before the elected representatives of the people in Parliament House in Accra.
It will be the President’s fourth presentation since he assumed the reins of power on January 7, 2017.
The State of the Nation Address (SONA) is expected to cover, in broad terms, areas such as the economy, education, health, security and infrastructure.
Also expected to feature prominently is the banking sector clean-up and how his government is approaching the issue of providing depositors whose money was locked up with some insolvent banks and microfinance institutions access to their funds in part or full.
Article 67 of the 1992 Constitution states: “The President shall, at the beginning of each session of Parliament and before a dissolution of Parliament, deliver to Parliament a message on the state of the nation.”
The SONA, which always captures media and national attention because it addresses national topical subjects, offers Presidents a significant platform to present their achievements, as well as issues in sectors to be tackled in due course.
With 2020 being an election year, President Akufo-Addo is expected to dwell extensively on the forthcoming electioneering and elections and assure Ghanaians and the international community of how he intends to ensure free, fair and credible elections in a peaceful environment.
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