{"id":273140,"date":"2024-12-31T03:22:46","date_gmt":"2024-12-31T03:22:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/31\/akufo-addos-final-state-of-the-nation-address-scheduled-for-jan-3\/"},"modified":"2024-12-31T03:22:46","modified_gmt":"2024-12-31T03:22:46","slug":"akufo-addos-final-state-of-the-nation-address-scheduled-for-jan-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/31\/akufo-addos-final-state-of-the-nation-address-scheduled-for-jan-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Akufo-Addo\u2019s final state of the nation address scheduled for Jan. 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"-webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-touch-callout: none; -moz-user-select: none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none;\">\n<p id=\"article-123\">President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will address the nation on January 3, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>His address in Parliament is expected to be presented at 10am promptly.<\/p>\n<p>This will be the last address by the president as he leaves office following the expiration his tenure.<\/p>\n<p>Also, the 8th Parliament will dissolve on January 6, 2025 after which the 9th Parliament will reconvene to elect the Speaker and Deputy Speakers.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/669\/66943889.jpg\" \/><br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/375\/37514637.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Watch some videos from the recent Parliamentary sittings below:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"5kYuF0Ifups\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Atta Akyea calls for cost benefit analysis on sports development in Ghana\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5kYuF0Ifups?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"LODnukj4Kts\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Patrick Boamah bemoans Ghana&#039;s Olympic performance as he pays tribute to Ike Quartey Snr\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LODnukj4Kts?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"WgmlPgFUDWE\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"We must be ready to invest in sports if we want to excel in sports - Nii Lante Vanderpuye\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WgmlPgFUDWE?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will address the nation on January 3, 2025. His address in Parliament is expected to be presented at 10am promptly. This will be the last address by the president as he leaves office following the expiration his tenure. Also, the 8th Parliament will dissolve on January 6, 2025 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":226702,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-273140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-top-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Akufo-Addo\u2019s final state of the nation address scheduled for Jan. 3 - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/31\/akufo-addos-final-state-of-the-nation-address-scheduled-for-jan-3\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Akufo-Addo\u2019s final state of the nation address scheduled for Jan. 3 - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will address the nation on January 3, 2025. 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