JUNE 12: TINUBU TO ADDRESS NIGERIANS AT 7AM, ATTEND JOINT NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SESSION
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By: Sefiu Ajape
President Bola Tinubu is set to deliver a national broadcast at 7 a.m. on Thursday as part of events commemorating the 2025 Democracy Day celebration.
Following the address, Tinubu will attend a joint session of the National Assembly scheduled for noon at the National Assembly complex in Abuja.
This was disclosed in a statement released on Wednesday by Abdulhakeem Adeoye on behalf of the Director of Information & Public Relations for the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Democracy Day.
Adeoye clarified that there will be no parade this year. However, a public lecture is scheduled for 4 p.m. at the State House Conference Centre in Abuja. The lecture is themed, “Consolidating on the Gains of Nigeria’s Democracy: Necessity of Enduring Reforms.”
This year’s commemoration marks 26 years of uninterrupted democratic governance in Nigeria, which began in 1999 with the end of military rule.
Originally observed on May 29—the date for presidential, gubernatorial, and legislative inaugurations—Democracy Day was officially moved to June 12 in 2018 to honor the annulled 1993 presidential election widely believed to have been won by MKO Abiola. That election is often regarded as the most credible in Nigeria’s history.
The 2025 celebration marks the third Democracy Day under President Tinubu’s administration, following his election in a tightly contested poll in 2023.
Despite more than two decades of democratic rule, growing concerns persist over the state of Nigeria’s democracy. Prominent opposition figure and publisher Dele Momodu voiced such concerns during an appearance on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Wednesday.
“I’m very happy that today coincides with the lead-up to June 12 (Democracy Day), so that if we still have any iota of conscience left, we’ll realize we have damaged this democracy,” Momodu said.
He added, “The summary of it all is that on the eve of June 12, Nigeria is virtually back to civilian dictators who don’t care how you feel or what you think. Nigerians are hungry. We’ve damaged this democracy, and I hope we’ve not damaged it beyond repair because the audacity, the effrontery of this set of politicians—whether in the executive, legislature, or local government—is totally unbelievable.”
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