President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s planned state-of-the-nation address at the National Assembly on Wednesday has sparked confusion due to conflicting statements from his advisers.
On Tuesday, Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information & Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, confirmed that the president would address a joint session of the National Assembly on Wednesday.
Onanuga emphasized that Tinubu would not be broadcasting to the nation to mark his first anniversary in office.
“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will not broadcast to the nation on Wednesday to celebrate his first anniversary as the leader of Nigeria. Instead, the President will address a joint session of the National Assembly, which has lined up a program to commemorate 25 years of the nation’s democratic journey at both the executive and legislative levels. 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,” Onanuga stated.
This announcement highlighted that part of Tinubu’s anniversary activities included commissioning the National Assembly Library and Resource Center, which would be renamed in his honor.
However, a conflicting statement from Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, denied any such plans. Ngelale asserted that the information regarding Tinubu’s address was incorrect and unauthorized.
“Given 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,” he said.
This confusion comes as Tinubu, who was sworn in as Nigeria’s President on May 29, 2023, approaches the first anniversary of his presidency.
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