BREAKING, President Tinubu cancels birthday celebration, colloquium, real reason surfaces


- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has opted now not to publicly include an even time his 72nd birthday social gathering as a result of the now not easy instances Nigeria is facing
- Tinubu, who will flip 72 on Friday, March 29, informed his pals now not to organise any events but as a substitute consume the different to re-dedicate themselves to the duty of creating
- Tinubu eminent the hot killing of some soldiers and numerous security brokers in Delta issue as neatly as several security breaches as events which include contributed to the downhearted mood of the nation
Legit.ng journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over 9 years of expertise keeping governance and public journalism.
FCT, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has cancelled his 72nd birthday colloquium and requested neatly-wishers to swap focus to charity organisations.
An announcement issued on Sunday afternoon, March 24, by Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu’s special adviser on files and device, hinged the decision on the “now not easy instances” Nigeria is confronted with.

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The president informed that goodwill messages vis-à-vis his birthday social gathering mustn’t be positioned on radio and television stations, too.
Legit.ng reports that President Tinubu clocks 72 on Friday, March 29.
The observation from the presidency partly reads:
“Attributable to the hot mood of the nation and up to the moment killing of the officers and men of our Military and Police in Delta Bid and up to the moment spate of security breaches by felony aspects in assorted formulation of Nigeria, there ought to be no fabricate of birthday event and inserting of birthday goodwill advertorial messages in newspapers. Goodwill messages mustn’t be positioned on radio and television stations, too.
“President Tinubu enjoins pals and colleagues who may perchance presumably unbiased desire to field goodwill advertorials to kindly donate the money to charity organisations of their different in his name.
“Though the President appreciates the gallantry of our defense force in freeing our youth kidnapped in Kuriga, Kaduna issue and in Sokoto issue, he’s going to consume the different of his birthday to non-public and re-dedicate himself to the duty of creating a extra stable, extra stable, virile, prosperous and united Nigeria.”
Tinubu’s birthday social gathering cancellation: Political expert reacts
Reacting to the president’s decision, Sulaimon Adigun Muse, a frail head of division of Political Science, Michael Otedola College of Main Education, Epe, Lagos issue, lauded Tinubu for being exemplary.
He told Legit.ng:
“It is a upright one. It shows that he is a listening president. He’s being attentive to the enlighten of Nigerians on the must decrease the ticket of governance.
“Number two, it shows that he (Tinubu) empathises with Nigerians on the hardship that Nigerians are going by.
“Number three is that he is displaying management for all of us to imitate. The governors in every of the states, the native authorities heads, the total directors-regular, and numerous influential elites must also emulate Tinubu.”
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Tinubu announces national honours for slain soldiers
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that President Tinubu launched that the 17 defense force officials who had been brutally killed in Okuama, Delta issue, shall be given a befitting burial and national honours.
Tinubu expressed his condolences to the families of the bereaved.
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