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Tinubu To Participate In Extraordinary Joint Session Of NASS

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7 months ago

May 28, 2024.

Eko Hot Blog reports that the Senate and House of Representatives will hold a special joint session on Wednesday, May 29, 2024.

The joint sitting is to celebrate the 25th anniversary of continuous democracy in Nigeria.

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The President of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu is expected to be in attendance at the joint sitting while other leaders including State Governors, former leaders of the country and the National Assembly are also expected at the joint sitting.

The President is anticipated to initiate the inauguration of the recently constructed National Assembly Library building, which will be named in his honour.

During the event, former military president Abdulsalami Abubakar is scheduled to give a speech on “Contemplations of the pathway to democracy.”

Also, former Senate President David Mark, is lined up to discuss the Senate’s progress, and former Speaker of the House and Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, will share insights on the House’s journey thus far.

One Year In Office: Presidency Speaks On Alleged Plans To Reshuffle Cabinet

Meanwhile, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has stated the assumption that his principal, Bola Tinubu, will rejig his cabinet as the government marks one year in office on May 29 is not presently considered.

Onanuga made this known during an interview with Vanguard, stressing that Tinubu has requested the ministers to present their scorecards, which started last week.

According to Onanuga, he is uncertain about Tinubu’s plan to remove underperforming ministers, especially as they have barely been in government for nine months.

He said, “I don’t have any information about that. The President instead of approving a lavish anniversary, asked the ministers to go out and give their scorecards.

“Some of them have done so. We started on Thursday and Friday and we are taking more ministers on Monday. It will run until we exhaust all the major ministers who have stories to tell, who have score cards to present.

“I am not aware whether the President is entertaining removing some ministers. Don’t forget, those ministers are not one year old, they came in I think late August and they have barely spent nine months or so in the government.

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“The President would want to give them some time to really show whether they are performing or not.”

Giving his assessment on whether the ministers have lived up to their responsibilities, Onanuga said a good number of the cabinet members have discharged their responsibilities creditably.

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