September 30, (THEWILL) – President Bola Tinubu wil address Nigerians in a nationwide broadcast on Tuesday, as the country marks its 64th Independence Day.
A press statement issued on Monday, by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, informed that the broadcast would commence at 7 am.
“Television, radio stations and other electronic media outlets are enjoined to hook up to the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority and the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria for the broadcast”, it added
This is the second independence anniversary that Tinubu will be celebrating as Nigerian president.
On September 26, George Akume, secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), said this year’s independence anniversary celebration would be observed on a low key.
“In alignment with the mood of the nation, the President has approved that the 64th Independence celebration should be low-keyed”, he said.
Akume said the low-key commemoration was designed to “remind us about our strength when we stay united, our progress despite the challenges, the beauty of our diversity, the quantum leap this administration has taken within the short period in office and the beacon of a better future for all, through the Renewed Hope Agenda.”
