I thank the President for his state of the nation address.
Order! Hon members, please take your seats. After I adjourn this Joint Sitting, members and guests should please remain in their places until the procession has left the Chamber.
The procession, which will be led by the Serjeant-at-arms and the Usher of the Black Rod, will leave the Chamber in the following order: the Speaker of the National Assembly, the Chairperson of the NCOP, the President, the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, the Deputy Chairperson of the NCOP, the Deputy President, followed by the Secretary to Parliament.