President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is attending a joint session of the National Assembly to mark.2 his first anniversary as the leader of Nigeria.
Instead, the president will address a joint session of the National Assembly, which has lined up programs to commemorate 25 years of the nation’s democratic journey at both the executive and legislative levels.
The Special Adviser to President on Media and Publicity Ajuri Ngelale in a Tuesday statement had said his principal will not deliver a speech to a joint sitting of the National Assembly on Wednesday.
“In view of public commentary concerning the President delivering a speech before a Joint Sitting of the National Assembly tomorrow, May 29, 2024, it is important to state that this information is false and unauthorized as the Office of the President was not involved in the planning of the event,” Ngelale said.
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However, in a statement issued by the special adviser on information and strategy to the president, Bayo Onanuga, he said President Tinubu’s speech will dwell on the achievements of his administration and Nigeria’s democracy since the military ceded power in 1999.
“Former Senate President, Senator David Mark, former speaker of the House of Representatives and now President Tinubu’s Chief of Staff, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila is lined up to address the parliament.
“Also lined up to speak is the former military ruler, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, who handed over power to the civilian administration in 1999.
“At the end of the speeches, President Tinubu will commission the National Assembly Library and Resource Centre, now to be known as Bola Ahmed Tinubu Building,” he said.
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