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Mahama delivers State of the Nation Address on Thursday
The State of the Nation Address will be one of the items on the agenda as Parliament reconvenes today, Wednesday 4, 2017.
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The President’s last address, in fulfilment of Article 67 of the 1992 Constitution, is expected to highlight some of the nation’s achievements and challenges, as well as unite a highly politically polarised country.
President Mahama will deliver his State of the Nation Address on January 5, 2017 in fulfilment of Article 67 which makes it obligatory for the President to deliver to Parliament a message on the State of the Nation at the beginning of each session of Parliament and before the dissolution of Parliament.
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According to a statement issued by the Public Affairs Directorate of Parliament and signed by its Deputy Director, Ms Kate Addo, On Thursday, we have the State of the Nation Address which is a constitutional requirement of the President as per Article 67 of the 1992 constitution.
"Then on Friday at midnight, the House stands dissolved, so the life of the sixth Parliament will come to an end on the midnight of the sixth.
Minutes after the life of the sixth parliament stands dissolved, the next one is activated by the inauguration ceremony that will take place on the midnight of the seventh," she added.
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She also added that, prior to the outgoing President’s address, the Chinese government will on Wednesday officially handover some security equipment it donated to Parliament.
"Tomorrow [Wednesday] Mr. Speaker will officially take delivery of the security facilities that was provided to us by the Chinese. Some months back we had a visit from a Chinese delegation from the government of China that came to see us, and they promised to give us some equipment to beef up our security.
"We have taken delivery of the items and we have installed them. So as part of efforts to end the sixth Parliament and to increase security for the 7th Parliament, tools are being installed, official handing over will be done tomorrow at 9:00am at the Speaker’s block," she said.
Meanwhile, Parliament will resume sitting after breaking for the Christmas holidays.
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The House is expected to wrap up activities of the sixth Parliament of the fourth Republic, which will be dissolved on Friday, January 6, 2017.
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