Tomorrow, the Senate and the House of Representatives will meet in joint session to commemorate 25 years of uninterrupted democracy and legislative governance in Nigeria.
This joint session of the National Assembly to honour Nigeria’s democracy would be the first since the Fourth Republic was established in 1999.
The two chambers only convene together when the president presents the budget, but this Wednesday’s meeting will be significant for the nation’s democracy.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is scheduled to give a speech at the joint sitting, according to a statement released by the National Assembly management Friday night.
Aside from that, the president is anticipated to inaugurate the new National Assembly Library as part of the celebration of 25 years.
The joint session will also be attended by Vice President Kashim Shettima.
The governor of Imo State and chairman of the Progressives Governors’ Forum, Hope Uzodinma, the secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, the chief of staff to the president, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, and the chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), Alhaji Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, are also anticipated at the Joint Session.
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister, Barr. Nyesom Wike, the National Assembly clerk, Alhaji Magaji Tambuwal, and the president’s senior special aides for the Senate and the House are a few more.
During the combined session, there will be commemorative lectures on 25 Years of the National Assembly: Lessons and Opportunities.
Senator David Mark, the president of the 6th and 7th Senates from 2007 to 2015, will talk on “Reflections on the Senate,” while Gbajabiamila, the speaker of the 9th House from 2019 to 2023, will present a paper on “Reflections on the House.”
General Abdulsalami Abubakar, a former head of state, will also present a paper titled “Reflections on the Journey to Democracy.”