President John Evans Atta Mills will today, Thursday February 25, deliver his state of the Nation Address to Parliament.

As required by Article 67 of the 1992 constitution the president at the beginning of each session of parliament and before dissolution of Parliament must deliver to the House a message on the state of the Nation.

Today’s address therefore would be in conformity with the provisions of the constitution.

It would be the second time the president would address the house under 67 of the constitution since taking office on January 7, 2009.

Government sources say the president’s address would touch on key national issue such as good governance, the economy, energy, education, health, international relations, agriculture, among other issues that are critical to the survival of the ordinary Ghanaian.

However, one issue that that is of major concern of Ghanaians is centered on oil and how the President hopes to use the expected revenue from that industry to solve the country's problems.

In his maiden State of the Nation Address last year, President Mills explained to Ghanaians the challenges he inherited from the previous government and pledged to reverse what he described as the decline in the fortunes of Ghanaians.

He also proposed to adopt austere measures in the expenditure pattern and promote a vibrant and globally competitive private sector in order to fix the economy.

One year on, and from the perspective of many Ghanaians, the President does not appear to have that luxury of detailing the problems he inherited.

He is expected to deal with how far he has gone in fixing them.

Over the last few days, painters and zoom lion staff have been working to seal cracks and some other structural defects on the State House Building housing the nation’s legislature as part of preparations for today’s function.