By Ayodele Oni
To reflect the mood of the nation occasioned by the high cost of living, the Federal Government has announced that the ceremony marking the first anniversary of President Bola Tinubu’s administration will be low-key.
Inaugurated on May 29, 2023, the present administration announced withdrawal of subsidy on petroleum products and since then, cost of goods and services has been skyrocketed.
Despite various measures such as palliatives, provision of mass transit buses introduced to cushioned effects of the subsidy withdrawal, Nigerians continue to groan, while the price of petrol continue to soar.
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, announced on Wednesday in Abuja that the day would be marked without much funfare.
It is, however, not clear if the Government intends to hold the ceremony on 12th June, the day officially recognized as Democracy Day or May 29.
Nigeria’s Democracy Day celebration was being held on May 29 before President Mohammadu Buhari changed it to 12th June in commemoration of the 1993, presidential election annulled by the Military Government.
Election data showed Moshood Abiola won the polls but he was never formally declared winner and was not sworn into office by the military government of Ibrahim Babangida.
Details of the one year anniversary still remain sketchy as the Minister did not elaborate on the programme.
