{"id":462616,"date":"2018-02-08T11:00:31","date_gmt":"2018-02-08T11:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/02\/08\/security-concerns-dominate-minoritys-expectations-of-akufo-addos-2nd-sona\/"},"modified":"2018-02-08T11:00:31","modified_gmt":"2018-02-08T11:00:31","slug":"security-concerns-dominate-minoritys-expectations-of-akufo-addos-2nd-sona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/02\/08\/security-concerns-dominate-minoritys-expectations-of-akufo-addos-2nd-sona\/","title":{"rendered":"Security concerns dominate Minority\u2019s expectations of Akufo-Addo\u2019s 2nd SONA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Thursday,  8 February 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>3news.com <\/p>\n<p>2018-02-08<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/27471072.295.jpg\" alt=\"Akufo Addo Press Encounter\" title=\"Akufo Addo Press Encounter\" width=\"295\" height=\"167\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>President Akufo-Addo<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125817929577\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125817929577\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/1518087631_112_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Some members of the Minority in Parliament want President Nana Addo Dankwa AKufo-Addo to come clear on the state of security in Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am expecting that the president will address the state of security in the country,\u201d said the Member of Parliament for Ablekuma South Constituency, Alfred Oko Vanderpuije.<\/p>\n<p>He said although entrepreneurship has been on the ascendancy in recent times, many cannot open their businesses for 12 hours in a day because of the worsening security situation.<\/p>\n<p>Another member, Richard Quashigah, who represents Keta Constituency, said last year in his state-of-the-nation address, President Akufo-Addo described the unemployment situation as a time bomb for the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHas he been able to clear that time bomb?\u201d he wondered.<\/p>\n<p>The National Democratic Congress (NDC) MPs were sharing their expectations on TV3 ahead of this year\u2019s address on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>It will be the second for President Akufo-Addo since assuming the reins of the presidency.<\/p>\n<p>The first address \u2013 delivered in Tuesday, February 21, 2017 \u2013 was dominated by projects yet to be undertaken as the government was barely two months in office.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the first year, we tried to stabilise the economy,\u201d said Bantama MP Daniel Okyem Aboagye on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the second year, we had the Adwuma budget.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His expectations were surprisingly low and he made that clear.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t expect any significant difference. 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