Buhari To Deliver Another Broadcast Ahead Of Presidential Election
President Muhammadu Buhari will today, Friday, deliver another broadcast to the nation at 7 a.m. with a repeat at 9 p.m.
This was made known via Twitter Thursday night by President Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu.
President Muhammadu Buhari will Friday, February 22, 2019 broadcast to the nation at 7 am with a repeat at 9 pm.
— Garba Shehu (@GarShehu) February 21, 2019
All television, radio stations and other electronic media outlets are enjoined to hook up to the network services of the @NTANewsNow and Radio Nigeria for the broadcast.
— Garba Shehu (@GarShehu) February 21, 2019
Confirming this also, Mr Femi Adesina, the president’s senior media adviser, disclosed in a statement on his Facebook page that the broadcast will air on the National Television Authority (NTA).
Adesina enjoined all television, radio stations and other electronic media outlets to hook up to the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority and Radio Nigeria for the broadcast.
President Buhari had on Feb. 14 broadcast to the nation prior to the aborted Feb. 16 Presidential and National Assembly elections.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had on Saturday shifted the conduct of the Presidential and National Assembly elections to Feb. 23.
The governorship, house of assembly, FCT area council elections were also shifted from March 2 to March 9.