President Muhammadu Buhari’s inauguration for second term on May 29, will be low-keyed, the Federal Government has said.
He said most of the inauguration activities have been shifted to June 12, to observe it as the first National Democracy Day.
The government’s spokesman said, world leaders are expected to on June 12th to mark the Democracy Day.
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, while briefing State House Correspondents on the plans for inauguration said
President Muhammadu Buhari’s inauguration for second term on May 29th, will be a low key affair as the number of the events slated for the inauguration will now be held on the first observance of June 12th, as the national democracy day.
“The decision to have a low key inauguration for the President was taken at the meeting of Federal Executive Council of Wednesday, of May 8, 2019.
“Invitations have been sent to all world leaders to attend the ceremonies marking the observance of the democracy day on June 12.
“since the first observance of Democracy Day falls on an election year, and as a measure to sustain June 12 as Democracy Day, the celebration of the inauguration and the advancement of democracy in the country will now take place on June 12th.”
He said the details of the events slated for the two ceremonies will be unveiled at a world press conference slated for May 10, in Abuja.