Two separate statements issued by Bayo Onanuga and Ajuri Ngelale, presidential spokespersons, about President Bola Tinubu’s activities marking his one year in office are creating confusion.
Early on Tuesday, Magaji Tambuwal, clerk of the national
assembly, said Tinubu would 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, Onanuga, presidential special adviser on
information and strategy, corroborated Tambuwal’s statement, noting that
Tinubu’s address at the parliament is part of the activities to mark his one
year in office.
“President Bola Ahmed
Tinubu will not make a broadcast to the nation on Wednesday to celebrate his
first anniversary as the leader of Nigeria,” Onanuga said in a statement.
“Instead, the President will address a joint session of the
National Assembly, which has lined up a programme to commemorate 25 years of
the nation’s democratic journey at both the executive and legislative levels.
“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, are all
lined up to address the parliament.
“Also lined up to speak is the former military ruler,
General Abdulsalami Abubakar, 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 the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Building. Bayo Onanuga Special Adviser on Information
& Strategy, May 28, 2024”.
However, in a separate statement, Ngelale, special adviser
to the president on media and publicity, said Tinubu will not address the
national assembly, describing Tambuwal and Onanuga’s statements as “false”.
“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,” Ajuri said in a statement.
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