Author: Festus Adeloye

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Honourable Tajudeen Abbas, on Wednesday explained why President Bola Tinubu declined to address the joint session of the National Assembly. The Speaker said all activities to mark Democracy Day will be held on 12 June. There were conflicting statements on Tuesday from the presidential aides regarding the President addressing the joint session of the National Assembly. While the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, stated that there would not be the usual broadcast by the President on 29 May, he mentioned that the President would instead address the…