Ghana’s President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, will today, Thursday, February 21, deliver his State Of The Nation Address, (SONA).
SONA) is in accordance with Article 67 of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana which states: “The President shall, at the beginning of each session of Parliament and before dissolution of Parliament, deliver a message on the state of the nation.”
The delivery will be the third since the Akufo-Addo led government regained power to manage the country.
The delivery of SONA is expected to focus on the performance of the economy, agriculture, social protection, and politics and also tell Ghanaians measures Government was adopting to deal with national security and Ghana dealings with the international community.
Expectations are very high as some Ghanains are expecting the President to address the the ecomomic challenges, unemployment situation and also touch on measures he is putting in place to address security situation in the country which they claimed is threatening foreign investment drive of the country.
Government spokesperson, Eric Twum, speaking on GBC’s Radio Ghana’s Current Affairs Program, ‘Focus’, believes the economy of Ghana is on the right trajectory even though there are a bit of challenges.
Mr. Twum said government has a responsibility to make sure that the economy is stable.
Also making his contribution, the Member of Parliament, (MP) for South Dayi, Rockson Nelson Dafeamekpor, says the economy of Ghana as it stands now is in crisis and that every aspect is in decline.
Mr. Dafeamekpor therefore gave a suggestion that the government should make a decision to change some policies regarding consumption of locally produced goods in other to stabilise the economy.
A Governance Expert and Dean of the Faculty of Management, UPSA, Prof. Albert Puni for his part, noted that sustainability is the biggest challenge that Ghana’s economy is facing.
Prof. Puni then advised that there is the need for government in power to continue policies set up by predecessors in other to stabilise the economy.
By: Adu Boahen Mabel.
