President Akufo-Addo has paid glowing tribute to eminent Ghanaians who lost their lives in the year 2018. <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n President Akufo-Addo has paid glowing tribute to eminent Ghanaians who lost their lives in the year 2018. <\/span><\/p>\n Addressing Parliament at the 2019 State of the Nation Address, he said \u201cmay the soul of the departed find rest in the <\/span>bosom<\/span><\/span>\u00a0of the maker until we meet again. <\/span><\/p>\n Special mentioning was made of the former Vice President, Kwasi Bekoe Amissah Arthur, former Secretary General of the United Nations, Mr. Kofi Annan and <\/span>Mr.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>K B Asante, a distinguished statesman and a patriot.<\/span><\/p>\n The President\u2019s third State of the Nation Address (SONA) to Parliament on Thursday is expected to focus on key economic successes chalked since he assumed power in 2017. <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The annual address is in accordance with Article 67 of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana which states: \u201cThe President shall, at the beginning of each session of Parliament and before <\/span>the dissolution<\/span><\/span> of Parliament, deliver a message on the state of the nation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n