Afenyo-Markin Serves Notice To Debate Minority With Lamentations Of Mahama’s State Of The Nation Addresses

The Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has told the Minorty that he is going to compile the State of the Nation address (SONA) delivered by former President John Dramani Mahama in 2014, 2015, and 2016 when he was in office to debate the opposition lawmakers on the 2024 SONA delivered by President Akufo-Addo.

Afenyo-Markin said he observed that the Minority Leader Dr Cassiel Ato Forson took several notes during President Akufo-Addo’s delivery on Tuesday February 27 and wondered what he was writing.

He said this while moving a motion for the debate to be scheduled for Wednesday.

“We are ready to debate Mr President’s message, considering the situation we find ourselves as a country, we are ready to debate this message now. However, as has been the practice, members will want to prepare, I noticed the Minority Leader was writing notes.

“We will face him with optimism and remind him of the lamentations of 2014, 2015, and 2016.”

He further asked the Minority Leader Dr Cassiel Ato Forson to second the motion to debate the address on Wednesday, he said.

Dr Forson accordingly seconded the motion after criticising the president for not touching on the unemployment situation in the country.

“Unemployment is at a critical point, yet we did not hear a word from our president about this matter. The state of our nation is hopeless,” he said among other things.

He added “I second the motion.”

The speaker, Alban Bagbin accordingly adjourned the sitting to Wednesday February 28 after the ‘eyes’ won the voice vote for adjournment.