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 John Kufuor. Records show that in 18 years at the helm of Ghana, President Jerry John Rawlings did not deliver a State of the Nation address contrary to the provisions of the national constitution. 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.[4][5][6]

Timeline of speeches

YEAR DELIVERED BY LINK TO DOCUMENT TOPIC/TITLE OF SPEECH COMMENTS/DESCRIPTION
2001 John Agyekum Kufour
2002 John Agyekum Kufour
2003 John Agyekum Kufour to document
2004 John Agyekum Kufour
2005 John Agyekum Kufour to document
2006 John Agyekum Kufour to document
2007 John Agyekum Kufour Link to document
2008 John Agyekum Kufour Link to document
2009 John Evans Atta Mills Link to document Rescue Plan For a Better Ghana
2010 John Evans Atta Mills Link to document Partners In Vision
2011 John Evans Atta Mills Link to the document Raising Ghana to the next level
2012 John Evans Atta Mills Link to the document Still Building a Better Ghana
2013 John Dramani Mahama[7] Link to the document Advancing the Better Ghana Agenda - Opportunities for Growth
2014 John Dramani Mahama[8] Link to the document
2015 John Dramani Mahama[9] Link to the document
2016 John Dramani Mahama[10] Link to the document
2017 John Dramani Mahama Link to document 2017

(Nana Akuffo Addo)

2018 Nana Akuffo Addo To full text [11]
2019 Nana Akuffo Addo To full text.[12] 2019

(Nana Akuffo Addo)

2020 Nana Akuffo Addo To full text.[13] 2020

(Nana Akuffo Addo)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "President Mahama Delivers State Of The Nation Address". Presidency. GhanaGovernment.com. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Akufo – Addo, Bawumia in Parliament for State of the Nation Address". Ghana/Adomonline.com. February 26, 2015. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Mahama presents State of Nation address today". GNA. GhanaWeb. 26 February 2015. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Parliament adopts President's address". www.ghanareview.com/. Ghana Review International. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "First State of the Nation Address". ww.ghanaweb.com. Ghanaweb. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "President Kufuor's state of the nation address - Full statement". www.ghanadot.com. Emerging Media Institute, Ghana. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  7. ↑ "Full text of President Mahama's State of the Nation Address-Ghana". agricinghana. agricinghana / Syecomp Ltd. February 22, 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  8. ↑ "Full transcript: President Mahama's 2014 State Of The Nation address". Citifm Online. Citi 97.3 fm. 26 February 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  9. ↑ "Full text: 2015 State of the Nation Address". GhanaWeb. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  10. ↑ "Full Text: President Mahama's State of the Nation Address -Ghana 2016" (PDF). Citifm Online. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
  11. ↑ "2018 State of the Nation Address [Full text]". 9 February 2018.
  12. ↑ "Full Text: President Akufo-Addo's SONA 2019".
  13. ↑ "Full text of Nana Addo's 2020 State of the Nation address". Pulse Gh. 2020-02-21. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
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