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Akinwande Soji-Ojo
President Muhammadu Buhari will, on Sunday, address the country in a nationwide broadcast.
According to a statement by his media aide, Femi Adesina, the broadcast will be Buhari’s farewell speech to Nigerians.
The address is billed for 7am and will be aired on Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and Radio Nigeria.
“President Muhammadu Buhari will make a farewell broadcast as President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces on Sunday, May 28, 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 Radio Nigeria for the broadcast,” Adesina said.
Buhari was elected Nigeria’s president in 2015, ending the 16-year rule of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
He was re-elected for a second term in 2019 and will hand over power to Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on May 29.
