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June 12: Tinubu to address Nigerians on Democracy Day

President Bola Tinubu will address the nation in a broadcast on the occasion of Democracy Day at 7:00 a.m. on June 12.

• June 11, 2024
Tinubu giving an address
President Bola Tinubu [Credit: TheCable]

President Bola Tinubu will address the nation in a broadcast on the occasion of Democracy Day at 7:00 a.m. on June 12.

In a statement, Mr Tinubu’s media aide Ajuri Ngelale urged television, radio, and other electronic media outlets to use the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority and the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) for the broadcast.

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