President Muhammadu Buhari is scheduled to address Nigerians in a nationwide broadcast on Sunday.
This was confirmed in a statement by Femi Adesina, presidential aide, the broadcast will be Buhari’s farewell speech to the country’s citizens.
The address is billed for 7 am 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,” the statement reads.
“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.”
Buhari was elected Nigeria’s president in 2015, ending the 16-year rule of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
He was re-elected for a second term in 2019 and will hand over power to Bola Tinubu, president-elect, on May 28.