The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Asokwa constituency in Kumasi and Deputy Minority Leader, Patricia Appiagyei, has said that there is no hope in President John Dramani Mahama’s State of the Nation’s Address (SONA), delivered before Parliament on Thursday, 27th February 2025.

President John Dramani delivered his first State of the Nation’s Address (SONA) in Parliament, pursuant to Article 67 of the 1992 constitution, to give Ghanaians an actual update on the country’s economic, social, and financial state.

Patricia Appiagyei

Many Ghanaians have expressed varied opinions about the President’s State of the Nation Address. While some people have expressed hope in the address, others, especially the minority, have cast doubts on the numerous promises President John Dramani seeks to deliver.

The Asokwa lawmaker, however, stated that President Mahama’s address did not accurately reflect the true state of Ghana’s economy, arguing that the President only lamented rather than focusing on the issues and finding lasting solutions to them.

During an interview with the press after the SONA, Madam Appiagyei said, “I don’t think there’s hope for anyone because all I heard were lamentations. If you are lamenting, you’ve been given the responsibility, and you claim to have received a resounding victory; then fix it. What we expect are the plans to fix it.”

According to her, the true state of the nation involved issues such as lawlessness, job losses as executed by the President, and increasing insecurity across the length and breadth of the country.

She added, “The true state of the nation is not what the President delivered today. If we are talking about 50 days in office, the real state of the government involves lawlessness, the revocation of employment, and insecurity.

The deputy minority leader said that Ghanaians expect the President to present something that would “wow” all Ghanaians instead of the usual old story.

“What we also expected was for the president to present something that would make everyone say, “wow” but instead, it was just business as usual. There was nothing significantly new in what the President said,” she reiterated.

Source : Kobina Darlington/Peacefmonline.com