President Bola Tinubu in a moment of blunder referred to the 10th Nigerian National Assembly as 11th National Assembly, arousing laughter and applause while presenting the 2025 budget on Wednesday.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the 10th National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is a bicameral legislature inaugurated on 13th June 2023 and will run its course until 13th June 2027.
After observing protocols already established by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, President Tinubu addressed the joint session of the 10th National Assembly before officially presenting the 2025 budget.
In a bid to correct the blunder, Tinubu, who disclosed that he wrote “11th” in his speech, declared all members of 10th National Assembly reelected for 11th Assembly.
Responding to the blunder committed by the President, lawmakers, present in the green chambers, where the 2025 budget presentation was held, were heard chanting “we will do 11”.
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“I wrote 11th,” says President Bola Tinubu as he declares all members of 10th National Assembly reelected for 11th Assembly in a moment of blunder in 2025 budget presentation. pic.twitter.com/N8otDsTT5b
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