Senate considers bill for president to present annual address on democracy day

The Nigerian Senate is proposing a legislative bill that would make the president to present address on June 12, democracy day to Nigerians.

The bill will also relocate the venue of presidential inauguration ceremonies from the Eagle Square to the National Assembly Complex.

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Speaking in an interview on Tuesday, Senate Leader, Michael Bamidele Opeyemi said the proposed bill if passed into law and assented will institutionalize a “national address on June 12.”

According to him, the national address and inauguration will bring about deep historical and democratic relevance for the country.

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He said: “We are hoping to bring a bill soon to institutionalize the President’s address on June 12 because of its historical importance.”

The lawmaker noted that the bill would require the President to deliver the Democracy Day speech during a joint session of the National Assembly, further elevating the symbolic value of the day in Nigeria’s democratic evolution.
“We are hoping, in that bill, to ensure that the swearing-in ceremony of the next President and Commander-in-Chief of Nigeria, whom we believe is President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, will be held within the arcade of the National Assembly.

“If passed, the bill would formally shift the inauguration venue from Eagle Square in Abuja to a legislative setting, further integrating the nation’s democratic institutions into ceremonial traditions.”

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