May 29: Tinubu to address NASS joint sitting Wednesday

To mark 25 years of unbroken democracy in Nigeria, President Bola Tinubu will, on Wednesday, address a joint sitting of the Senate and the House of Representatives at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja.

The president will also commission the National Assembly Library named after him.

Clerk to the National Assembly, Sani Magaji Tambawal, disclosed this on Tuesday.

Also, a statement issued on Monday night by the National Assembly management said former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, is expected to present a talk on “Reflections on the journey to democracy.”

Vice President Kashim Shettima will also attend the joint session.

Also expected at the Joint sitting of the National Assembly are the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and governor of Kwara State, Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq; the chairman of the Progressives Governors’ Forum (PGF), who is the Governor of Imo State, Governor Hope Uzodinma; the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, and the Chief of Staff to the President, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila.

Others are the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barrister Nyesom Wike; the Clerk to the National Assembly, Alhaji Magaji Tambuwal, the Senior Special Assistants to the President for both the Senate and the House, among others.

There will be commemorative lectures on 25 Years of the National Assembly: Lessons & Opportunities at the joint sitting.

While Gbajabiamila, who served as the Speaker of the 9th House (2019-2023) will deliver a paper on ‘Reflections on the House’, Senator David Mark, GCON, the President of the 6th & 7th Senate (2007-2015), will speak on ‘Reflections on the Senate.’