Mr Speaker, I am glad to be here with you again in this august House, the Parliament of our Republic, to perform, for the third time, the pleasant duty of fulfilling my constitutional obligation, by giving Honourable Members and the Ghanaian people a message on the state of the nation.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has received a charter on Ghana Beyond Aid. It outlines the roadmap for Ghana's determination to be a self-reliant country.