SOTN2020: Majority sing victory songs over minority boycott

'Away' and 'bye bye' are two chants that could be heard throughout the inner parliament chamber as members of the minority side staged a walkout before the president began his State of the Nation Address.

The Majority side who were not perturbed by their colleagues' action broke into a harmonious victory song 'Aba mu awie' to wit 'it has come to pass' as some of them moved to occupy some seats of the minority side.

The MPs on the minority side who were bearing placards and posters with inscriptions about their disapproval of management of the economy left while repeating a particular part of the national anthem; “and help us to resist oppressors rule with all our will and might forevermore”.

The placards minority members were displaying were destroyed by security agents in the House.

The president’s address is in accordance with Article 67 of the 1992 Constitution of the Republic of Ghana and the Standing Orders of the Parliament of Ghana.

The address is to update Ghanaians on the government’s progress and outline plans for the next financial year. The president’s speech covers, in broad terms, areas such as the economy, education, health, security and infrastructure.

This year’s State of the Nation Address is Akufo-Addo’s fourth and last in his first term as president of the republic. His address is in accordance with Article 67 of the 1992 Constitution of the Republic of Ghana and the Standing Orders of the Parliament of Ghana.

The address is to update Ghanaians on the government’s progress and outline plans for the next financial year. The president’s speech covers, in broad terms, areas such as the economy, education, health, security and infrastructure.