The Speaker of Parliament, , interrupted the Minority Leader, , during his secondment of the motion for the adjournment of the House after President 's State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Thursday, February 27, 2025.
Following the president's address, both the Majority and Minority Leaders were allowed a brief moment to give some quick comments, even as they moved a motion for the adjournment of proceedings, ahead of more in-depth debates in subsequent days.
Taking his turn after the Majority Leader had move the motion, Afenyo-Markin criticised the president for repeating concerns about economic challenges, arguing that Mahama, having previously been in charge of the economy, should focus on solutions rather than lamentations. "The president again came to this House with a familiar story, the usual lamentations.
He packaged it in a language as though we have a new beginning.
