Buhari to address Nigerians Sunday (See time)

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

This was confirmed in a statement by Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information.

He stated that Buhari will deliver a speech to the nation on the occasion of 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 honour 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 programmes have been scheduled to celebrate the 2022 Democracy Day:

a) – This Press Conference officially kickstarts the programme of activities.

b) – A public lecture is scheduled to hold tomorrow, Friday 10th June, at the National Mosque here in Abuja at 9am.

c) – This will be followed, on the same day and the same venue, by a Juma’at Service at noon.