Dr.

Frank Bannor, Head of Research at the Danquah Institute, has criticised President John Dramani Mahama's recent State of the Nation Address, arguing that the president should have refrained from emphasizing Ghana's debt situation.

Speaking on The Big Issue on Channel One TV, Dr.

Bannor in analysing President Mahama's first State of the Nation Address in his second term, stated that the president had campaigned on an already struggling economy and should now focus on solutions rather than reiterating economic woes.