Conflicting statements from President Tinubu’s media aides on his first anniversary scheduled for today, Wednesday.
Early yesterday, Magaji Tambuwal, Clerk of the National Assembly, had said Tinubu would today, Wednesday deliver an address on the state of the nation at the joint sitting of the Senate and House of Representatives. Tambuwal said the President will also inaugurate the National Assembly library.
Hours later however, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, corroborated Tambuwals statement, noting that Tinubus address at the parliament is part of the activities to mark his one year in office.
Onanuga had stated that President Tinubu would not give a broadcast to the nation as earlier reported. Instead, the President will address a joint session of the National Assembly, which has lined-up a programme to commemorate 25 years of the nations democratic journey at both the Executive and Legislative levels he said.
Onanuga said President Tinubus speech would dwell on the achievements of his administration and Nigerias democracy since the military ceded power in 1999.
According to him, former Senate President, Senator David Mark, former Speaker of the House of Representatives and now President Tinubus Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, were all lined up to address the 10th Assembly.
Onanuga added that also lined-up to speak is the former military ruler, General Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd), who handed over power to civilian administration in 1999. At the end of the speeches, President Tinubu will commission the National Assembly Library and Resource Center, now to be known as Bola Ahmed Tinubu Building, he said.
However, in a separate issued statement yesterday, the President’s Special Adviser to the president on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, said Tinubu will not address the 10th Assembly, describing Tambuwal and Onanugas statements as false.
He said : “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 unauthorised, as the Office of the President was not involved in the planning of the event”.
