Buhari to address Nigerians Thursday

President Muhammadu Buhari will address Nigerians at 7:00 a.m. on Thursday.

The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Femi Adesina, disclosed this in a statement late on Wednesday night.

He was however silent on the reason for the broadcast.

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But there are insinuations that the president’s decision to address Nigerians may not be unconnected with the crisis trailing the redesign of the naira notes.

The statement read: “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.”

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