President Muhammadu Buhari will on Friday broadcast to the nation at 7.00 a.m. as part of activities marking the 61st Independence Anniversary of the country.
Mr Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, confirmed this development in a statement on Thursday in Abuja.
“All television, radio and other electronic media outlets are enjoined to hook up to network services of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), respectively, for the address,’’ the statement said.
Meanwhile, Speaker House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila has urged Nigerians to be more united for the common purpose of building a country that meets the best expectations of all.
In a message marking Nigeria’s 61st Independence anniversary on Thursday in Abuja, the Speaker re-echoed the fact that Nigeria is “the only country we can call our own.”
He said: “As far as I am concerned, there is no country on earth like Nigeria and I know every patriotic Nigerian holds this view.”
Citing the well known aphorism “United We Stand, and Divided We Fall“, Gbajabiamila said unity was priceless, while urging Nigerians to drop their sentiments and work together for a better nation.
The speaker added that Nigerians must all work together to fulfil the dream of a nation of peaceful coexistence and abundant prosperity.
He said in the past 61 years, Nigeria had grown and developed beyond imagination, though he recognised the fact that “we still have significant challenges we must overcome together.”
Gbajabiamila said Nigerian leaders were doing their best to see an end to the challenges facing Nigeria, especially the insecurity across the country.
He noted that such efforts required the support of all citizens, irrespective of their political affiliations.
The speaker reassured Nigerians that the Ninth Assembly would always give the necessary legislative interventions to other arms of government to smoothen the task of governance.
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