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The NPP�s alleged plan to boycott President John Mahama�s State of the Nation Address on Thursday, February 21, has been greeted with cheers, as the Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt, has coined the stratagem a blessing in disguise for the nation as a whole. Kwesi Pratt observed on Metro TV�s "Good Morning Ghana" programme that President Mahama will have the leeway to express himself without having to bother his head about detractors on the floor of parliament. He also noted that the NPP�s boycott wouldn�t take away the needed shine from the national event but will rather create the needed serene atmosphere the address deserves. �What would they add if they are in parliament? We have seen them in parliament when similar addresses have been made, we have seen them with �red cards� and we have seen them make so much noise; you can�t even hear what is going on. "If they don�t go tomorrow, it would be possible for people to hear what the president is presenting and am quite sure that many television viewers would be so happy that they are not there...so that it would add decency,� he said. The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party(NPP), Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, confirmed on Kumasi-based Hello FM that, the party will not be attending the function. The NPP is challenging the legitimacy of President Mahama, and for that matter, have decided not to be part of the State of The Nation Address. Kwesi Pratt posited that since every government would want to encounter the least opposition as possible in their administration, the NPP�s boycott should serve as the grounds to prepare government functionaries to operate smoothly.