PRESIDENT DEMEANOR IN PARLIAMENT

Whiles President Mills was delivering his third State of the Nation Address in Parliament Adom News team kept a close watch on his demeanor, mannerisms, reactions from the floor of the house and other unusual events that took place during the address.

TIME
President is one of the few heads of states that stress on time management, and He demonstrated this by arriving on time exactly at 10: 00am.

APPEARANCE
The President appeared in a black suit with blue tie, but most Parliamentarians were in traditional wear.
The president looked healthy as he sang National Anthem across the line.

GREETINGS
President Mills did not recognize the Chief Justice, Former President Kuffour and the diplomatic corps in his opening acknowledgement, but in closing remarks acknowledged the former president and the diplomatic corps, but still left out the Chief Justice, Her Ladyship Justice Georgina Wood.
Critics say that was very unusual and looked calculated to register the president’s disapproval for the Chief Justice who has been accused of sympathizing with the opposition NPP.

HEALTH
President Mills still have dark palms, which has been linked to medication for his sinus ailment. His voice went raspy and kept cracking so he had to drink water on three occasions, on the 27th minute, 36th minute and 60th minute during his which lasted for exactly 1hour, 9minutes and 21 seconds.

SPEECH
The President read only the two paragraphs of the 70-page speech he was given and presented the rest of the address extempore.
But the address did not go without the usual slips that the president has come to be known for.