It is no longer news that President Muhammadu Buhari did not deliver any speech at Wednesday’s inauguration.
Sources at the presidency has revealed that this is because of the forthcoming Democracy Day.
President Buhari, who is 76 years was sworn in for second term at the Eagle Square, Abuja alongside the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo.
The oath of office was administered on them by the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad.
A presidency source told Daily Trust that the president’s inaugural speech would be delivered on June 12 during the Democracy Day. Recall that the Federal Government had shifted major events for the president’s inauguration to June 12.
The source who spoke anonymously, said the president’s inaugural speech was not meant for the swearing in.
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