President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the National Assembly accepting to proclaim the the first session of the 9th National Assembly on June 11, 2019.
Buhari’s letter dated May 30, 2019, and tagged : Proclamation for the holding of the first session of the 9th National Assembly, is in sync with Section 64(3) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (As amended) that allows the president to proclaim the first session of the assembly after his swearing in.
Buhari was sworn- in on May 29, 2019.
The president said in keeping to his statutory role on the proclamation, he will be doing so on Tuesday, June 11 at 10 am at the National Assembly complex, Abuja.
Buhari’s letter to NASS on proclamation