SONA25: I’m sad to report that the state of Ghana is not good; people are suffering inflicted by past Akufo-Addo's gov't — Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has bemoaned the state of the country inherited from the erstwhile Akufo-Addo-led New Patriotic Party (NPP) government.

The President said the country is currently broken on many fronts, with citizens suffering due to the deepening economic crisis.

Delivering the State of the Nation Address to Parliament on Thursday, February 27, the President assured Ghanaians of his commitment to work tirelessly to restore the country to its former glory.

“Mr. Speaker, as I stated earlier, Article 67 of the 1992 Constitution requires that I give an account of the state of our nation to Parliament. I’m sad to report that the state of our nation is not good. Our economy is in crisis, and our people are suffering unprecedented hardships,” he said.

“The good people of Ghana elected me to office with a historic electoral margin of nearly 1.7 million votes separating me from my closest opponent, giving Ghanaians the first female Vice President, Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, and giving the National Democratic Congress (NDC) that resounding victory.

“This is a selfless call to duty from a people who are tired of years of economic hardship and poor governance. That call places an obligation on us and all who serve, including legislators from both sides of the house, to do our utmost with decency and humility to change the circumstances and the state of our country,” the President stressed.