*Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, clarifies that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will not address a joint sitting of the National Assembly Wednesday, May 29, 2024, to mark 25 years of democracy in Nigeria

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Contrary to the earlier information from the Presidency, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, has refuted earlier claims that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu would address a joint sitting of the National Assembly (NASS), Wednesday, May 29, 2024, in Abuja, FCT, to mark 25 years of democracy in Nigeria.

Mr. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, in a statement issued Tuesday, May 28, had said that rather than make a national broadcast to mark the event, President Tinubu would address a joint session of the National Assembly Wednesday as part of the programme to commemorate 25 years of the democratic journey at both the Executive and Legislative levels in the West African country.

President Tinubu鈥檚 speech would dwell on the achievements of his administration and Nigeria鈥檚 democracy since the military ceded power in 1999, Onanuga had stated.

He also noted former Senate President David Mark, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, former Speaker of the House of Representatives and now President Tinubu鈥檚 Chief of Staff (CoS), are all lined up to address the Federal Legislature Wednesday.

Also lined up to speak is the former military ruler, General Abdulsalami Abubakar (Rtd.), who handed over power to civilian administration in 1999, the statement noted.

The Presidential aide had said: 鈥淎t 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.鈥�