NIGERIA – President Muhammadu Buhari will address Nigerians in a nationwide broadcast set to hold on Sunday evening, his spokesman has said.
The broadcast, scheduled for 7pm, will be on the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), according to Femi Adesina.
He asked all television, radio and other electronic media outlets to hook up to the networks.
Buhari has come under intense criticism for “disappearing” in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
The social media had been awash with rumours about his health, some claiming he had tested positive for the virus and had been flown abroad.
On Saturday, Buhari received briefing from Osagie Ehanire, minister of health, and Chikwe Ihekweazu, director-general of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on the outbreak.
As at 10.40pm Friday, Nigeria had 97 confirmed cases of COVID19 with one death.
