President Buhari To Address Nigerians Sunday

President Buhari will address the nation to commemorate this year’s democracy day.

President Buhari To Address Nigerians Sunday
President Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari will address the nation via a live broadcast by 7:00 am on Sunday.

This was confirmed in a statement issued by the Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, on Thursday, June 9, 2022.

He said Buhari will address the nation to commemorate this year’s democracy day.

The statement reads, ”As you may recollect, President Muhammadu Buhari, in June 2018, directed that Nigeria’s Democracy Day, marked every May 29, be shifted to June 12 to honor Moshood Abiola, winner of the 1993 presidential election.

“In compliance with the presidential directive, Democracy Day has been celebrated annually on June 12. This year’s celebration will mark the fourth time that the day will be marked on June 12, following celebrations in 2019, 2020, and 2021.

Following extensive work by an inter-ministerial committee, the following programs have been scheduled to celebrate the 2022 Democracy Day:

a) – This Press Conference officially kickstarts the program activities

b) – A public lecture is scheduled to hold tomorrow, Friday 10th June,

at the National Mosque here in Abuja at 9 am.

c) – This will be followed, on the same day and at the same venue, by a

Juma’at Service at noon

d) – On Sunday, June 12, there will be a presidential broadcast in the morning. There will also be a Church Service at theNational Christian Centre at 3 pm

e) – Then on Monday, June 13th, a Ceremonial Parade will be held at the Eagle Square starting from 9 am.

” Please note that attendance at these events is strictly by invitation and in line with the Covid-19 protocol.”