President Muhammadu Buhari will today, Thursday, make a nationwide broadcast.
This was revealed by the Special Adviser to the president on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina in a statement on Wednesday night: “President Muhammadu Buhari will make a national broadcast tomorrow, February 16, 2023 at 7 am.
“Television, radio stations and other electronic media outlets are enjoined to hook up to the network services of the NTA and Radio Nigeria for the broadcast.”
This is coming amidst the worsening scarcity of the new Naira notes.
Angry citizens piled up pressure on Wednesday, with protests taking place simultaneously in some parts of the country.
Apart from attacks on some financial institutions, deaths have also been recorded as security agencies try to quell the uprising.
It could be recalled that before the February 10 deadline, President Buhari has asked Nigerians to give his government one week to resolve the issues arising from the scarcity of the Naira notes.
However, with the deadline ended, and the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, insisting that there was no going back.
Efforts by some State governments to get a reprieve from the Supreme Court did not also yield result as the CBN remained adamant on its stand despite the ex parte order by the apex court.
STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE
PRESIDENT BUHARI TO ADDRESS NIGERIANS TODAY
President Muhammadu Buhari will make a national broadcast on Thursday, February 16, 2023 at 7 am.
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.
Femi Adesina
Special Adviser to the President
(Media & Publicity)
February 15, 2023
