The President of the Republic, Patrice Talon will face tomorrow, Tuesday, December 29, the deputies to the National Assembly. He will deliver his annual message on the State of the Nation. The office of the National Assembly and the parliamentary administration are currently putting the small dishes in the big ones to guarantee the Head of State, a welcome due to his rank and in the respect of the gestures barriers against the spread of the Covid-19.
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This year-end message from the President of the Republic to the National Representation is a constitutional requirement. The meeting is in fact provided for in article 72 of the Beninese Constitution. Which prescribes that: “The President of the Republic addresses once a year a message to the National Assembly on the state of the Nation. He can also send messages to the National Assembly at any time. These messages do not give rise to any debate; they can, however, inspire the work of the Assembly ”. Tomorrow’s message is the fifth and last on behalf of President Patrice Talon’s first five-year term.
We will certainly be entitled to a summary speech of the five years of management of the Head of State. Thus, Patrice Talon who has just returned from an accountability tour that took him to 60 out of 77 municipalities will not fail to return once again to the sector by sector achievements of his regime. Which achievements have changed the face of Benin in less than five years.
President Patrice Talon will certainly also outline the country’s outlook for next year. He may be able to discuss the presidential election of April 11, 2021 and above all lift the suspense over his candidacy for this electoral consultation. This means that the annual message from the Head of State is eagerly awaited by everyone.
Thibaud C. NAGNONHOU, A/R Ouémé-Plateau
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