Akufo-Addo living in a bubble; his SONA was for an imaginary country – Sammy Gyamfi

Sammy Gyamfi, the National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has criticised President Akufo-Addo's State of the Nation Address (SONA).

He accused him of violating Article 67 of the 1992 Constitution, which mandates the delivery of the address to Parliament.

Mr. Gyamfi argued that President Akufo-Addo failed to present the true state of the nation to Parliament, insisting that he spoke about an imaginary country rather than the reality in Ghana.

Speaking on JoyNews' AM Show on Wednesday, February 28, Mr. Gyamfi described Ghana as a nation plagued by despair, corruption, and high unemployment.

He asserted that the President appears disconnected from the challenges faced by ordinary citizens.

"The truth of the matter is that the President violated Article 67 of the 1992 constitution which enjoins him to deliver a message on the state of the nation to the Parliament of Ghana every year and I say he violated that constitutional requirement duty because the statement he presented had nothing to do with the state of our nation."

"That statement he read was a state of an imaginary country in the head of the president, clearly, this is a man who is living in a bubble. It is beyond that the state of our country today is one of bankruptcy, economic mess, economic hardships, high unemployment, corruption, wastage, profligacy and insensitivity."

President Akufo-Addo delivered his State of the Nation Address (SONA) to Parliament on Tuesday, February 27, fulfilling the requirements of Article 67 of the 1992 Constitution.

During his address, the President addressed a wide range of issues affecting the country, including the revitalization of the Ghanaian economy and ongoing road construction projects, among others.

Acknowledging the challenges his administration encountered in managing the economy, which led to significant hardships for the population, President Akufo-Addo expressed optimism about Ghana's current path towards recovery.

He called on citizens to maintain trust in the government and to support its policies aimed at mitigating the challenges faced by all.

However, some critics have voiced concern over the President's silence on the issue of growing unemployment.