{"id":193682,"date":"2016-02-26T16:28:23","date_gmt":"2016-02-26T16:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=193682"},"modified":"2016-02-26T16:28:23","modified_gmt":"2016-02-26T16:28:23","slug":"nana-addo-presents-real-state-of-the-nation-monday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=193682","title":{"rendered":"Nana Addo presents &#8216;real state of the nation\u2019 Monday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Flagbearer of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akufo Addo, has announced he will deliver what he calls \u201cThe Real State of the Nation\u201d on Monday, February 29.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nana Addo made this announcement on Twitter earlier today [Friday].<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I&#8217;m inviting YOU to join me as I present &#8220;The Real State of the Nation&#8221;. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AriseForChange?src=hash\">#AriseForChange<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zPYmgY9GDM\">pic.twitter.com\/zPYmgY9GDM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nana Akufo-Addo (@NAkufoAddo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NAkufoAddo\/status\/703199791828762624\">February 26, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cI\u2019m inviting you to join me as I present \u2018The Real State of the Nation,\u201d the tweet said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nana Addo\u2019s presentation will be held at the Ghana College of Physicians &amp; Surgeons at 10:00am on the scheduled date.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">on Thursday February 26, President John Dramani Mahama delivered his last state of the nation address for his first four-year \u00a0touting the achievements of his government.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Among other things, the President focused on major achievements made by his government in the health sector, education and energy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said his administration had fulfilled the promise he made at a similar address in 2015, to fix the power crisis (Dumsor) which plagued the nation, collapsing businesses and rendering many jobless.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The minority in Parliament said the President&#8217;s address was filled with half-truths, with the acting NPP Chairman Freddie Blay also describing it as disappointing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Speaking to <strong>Citi News<\/strong>, Mr.\u00a0Freddie Blay, who witnessed the nearly four-hour address, said the\u00a0President said nothing, describing it as mediocre and disappointing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cI must say from my own experience that I have heard a lot of State of the Nation Addresses, but\u00a0this from my perspective is the most disappointing\u2026 it is the most disappointing State of the Nation address I have heard in this house.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr. Blay said there was very little substance in the President\u2019s presentation, explaining that\u00a0every government undertakes development projects.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He added that comparing the revenue available to the NDC administration and what it had done over the years, it cannot compare to former President\u2019s administration who he had little funding.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">By: Jeffrey Owuraku Sarpong\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Flagbearer of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akufo Addo, has announced he will deliver what he calls \u201cThe Real State of the Nation\u201d on Monday, February 29. Nana Addo made this announcement on Twitter earlier today [Friday]. 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