State of the Nation Address
By Josef Omorotionmwan SOME have asked: "Who wants the President to appear on national television annually to deliver one more boring speech?" Such people see the State of the Nation Address as an avenue for the President to blow hot air on us for a whole hour. We think otherwise. The State of the Nation Address is a unique opportunity for the President to x-ray the political, economic and social health of the nation. It presents the President with a golden opportunity to showcase himself and his administration's policies and programmes to the world. In an election year, for instance, there is no telling how many campaign points an incumbent can rub into an address. Properly utilized, the President will soon find that the State of the Nation Address is the best marking scheme he can ever have. Rather than seeking to kill the Bill, we think the President should be the one lobbying for its passage. He needs it. We need it. The State of the Nation Address Bill as already pas...