The president Nana Akufo-Addo presents his first state of the nation address to Parliament in accordance with Article 67 of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana.
He arrives at exactly 10:00 am, goes through the formalities and ushered in to present his state of the nation address.
Myjoyonline.com brings you highlights of the address..
- Good to be back here where I spent 12 years of my parliamentary career.
- Mahama’s conduct has been a credit to our nation.
- I am first Ghanaian leader to draw from the experience of three living ex-presidents.
- Commends the EC and Charlotte Osei for the conduct of elections which received international acclaim
- Incidents during transition marred the beauty of the peaceful elections
- I expected John Kudalor to apply the law. And instructed same to his successor.
- Incidents happened on the principle of equalization. I condemn all acts and from both party members.
- I am in a hurry to put a government together. I am in a hurry.
- All must tackle every task expected of him or her expeditiously.
- Our economy is in a bad state. Our worse fears have been confirmed.
- Ghana missed all its targets under the IMF
- Fiscal indiscipline reared its head in 2016
- 7 billion cedis arrears had not been recorded.
- Fiscal indiscipline reared its head in 2016 despite promises in 2012
- Ghana’s debt stock in 2008 was 9.5 billion cedis but in 2016 the debt is now 122 billion cedis which is 74% of GDP.
- We will implement tough, prudent and innovative policies to rescue the economy.
- After eight years of NDC there is no fiscal space. The country now has to borrow for everything.
- Our economy growth rate has shrunk. Our GDP is estimated at 3.6% lowest in about 23 years.
- Too much time and resources were spent in the last year without a deliberate plan
- I was not elected to complain. I was elected to get things done. I was elected to fix what is broken and my government and i will do just that.
- My Finance Minister will lay the policies bear next week.
- We have the program the men, the competence and good will of people to get things done.
- We have no choice to reduce budget deficit and public spending
- We will complete National Identification Policy this year
- We will boost the private sector
- We will concentrate on agriculture.
