SONA2020: German Ambassador to Ghana tweets about NDC MPs' boycott

The German Ambassador to Ghana was one of the many people who tweeted as opposition NDC Parliamentarians boycotted the President’s State of the Nation Address (SONA), Thursday.

Christoph Retzlaff wrote: “NDC opposition party leaving Parliament before President‘s State of Nation speech. What’s your opinion on that?#SONA2020.”
 

Reactions to the diplomat’s post suggest widespread disagreement with the opposition MPs’ move to boycott the constitutionally mandated speech.
The legislators, however, stand by their decision. In a press conference, they listed the closure of pro opposition radio stations, the Electoral Commission’s decision to compile a new voter’s register, among others as reasons for walking out of the House before the president’s speech.