State of the Nation (Ghana)
The State of the Nation is an annual address to Parliament given by the President of the republic of Ghana covering economic, social, and financial state of the country according to Article 67 of the 1992 constitution of Ghana.[1][2][3]
History
The state of the nation address, also known as SONA, was first implemented under the administration of the second President of the Fourth Republic of Ghana (The John Agyekum Kufour Administration). Records show that in 18 years at the helm of Ghana, former President of Ghana (Jerry John Rawlings Administration) did not deliver a single State of the Nation address even though the national constitution they worked with explicitly demanded that he did so. Former president John Agyekum Kufuor, was the first president to deliver the state of the nation address in Ghana hence Sticking rigidly to the letter of the constitution, which says the president should give a State of the Nation address at the beginning and close of every parliamentary session. since then The state of the nation has been in existence.
Timeline of speeches
See also
- State of the Union Address in the United States
- Speeches by heads of state
References
- ↑ "President Mahama Delivers State Of The Nation Address". Presidency. GhanaGovernment.com. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
- ↑ "Akufo – Addo, Bawumia in Parliament for State of the Nation Address". Ghana/Adomonline.com. February 26, 2015. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
- ↑ "Mahama presents State of Nation address today". GNA. GhanaWeb. 26 February 2015. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
- ↑ "Parliament adopts President's address". www.ghanareview.com/. Ghana Review International. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ↑ "First State of the Nation Address". ww.ghanaweb.com. Ghanaweb. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ↑ "President Kufuor's state of the nation address - Full statement". www.ghanadot.com. Emerging Media Institute, Ghana. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ↑ "Full text of President Mahama's State of the Nation Address-Ghana". agricinghana. agricinghana / Syecomp Ltd. February 22, 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- ↑ "Full transcript: President Mahama's 2014 State Of The Nation address". Citifm Online. Citi 97.3 fm. 26 February 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- ↑ "Full text: 2015 State of the Nation Address". GhanaWeb. GhanaWeb. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- ↑ "Full Text: President Mahama's State of the Nation Address -Ghana 2016" (PDF). Citifm Online. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
- ↑ http://citifmonline.com/2018/02/09/2018-state-nation-address-full-text/