President Mahama delivers State of the Nation address

President John Dramani Mahama will on Thursday morning deliver his maiden State of the Nation's address to the Sixth Parliament of the Fourth republic with uneasiness that minority may boycott the event.
The Minority, who had earlier indicated they reserved the right to attend the event appear have noted they they will be present in the chamber.
The address is in line with Article 67 of the Constitution, which mandates the President to at the beginning of each session of Parliament deliver a message on State of the Nation.
The Minority boycotted the Swearing-in and investiture of President Mahama on January 7, 2013 and had also not participated in the vetting of ministerial nominees arguing that those decisions could be annulled when the Supreme Court’s ruling on the New Patriotic Party's petition challenging the results of the 2012 elections goes in their favour.
The presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party, Nana Akufo Addo, his running-mate, Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia and the Party’s National Chairman, Jake Obetsebi Lamptey have questioned the outcome of the 2012 presidential elections at the Supreme Court.

Source: Ghana [GNA]