New Year: Buhari to address Nigerians on Friday

President Muhammadu Buhari will address the nation on January 1, 2021.

Garba Shehu, the president’s senior special assistant on media and publicity, announced this in a statement on Thursday.

“President Muhammadu Buhari will make a New Year broadcast to the nation Friday, January 1, 2021 at 7am,” Shehu said.

“Television, radio and other electronic media outlets are enjoined to join the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) respectively, for the broadcast.”

In his Christmas day message a week ago, the president had asked Nigerians to use the hope and joy that comes with the Christmas season to reinvest their trust in the administration of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

“In Christendom, Christmas season represents joy, peace, hope, love, goodwill and imminent salvation. These worthy values which Jesus’ Advent symbolize, are very much needed in our country at this time when we are confronted with diverse challenges like rising spate of armed banditry, kidnappings, insurgency, economic recession and upsurge of COVID-19 infections,” Buhari had said.

“I wish to, therefore, enjoin fellow compatriots to appropriate the hope that comes with Christmas and reinvest trust in this Administration’s determination and unwavering commitment to restore peace, security and prosperity to our dear country.”