President Bola Tinubu, has said his decision to cancel the 65th Independence Day military parade allowed him to have the opportunity to sleep well and enjoy “nice breakfast” on Wednesday.
JESNews reports that the Federal Government had cancelled the parade earlier scheduled to mark Nigeria’s 65th Independence Anniversary on Wednesday, October 1.
The announcement was contained in a statement issued on Monday by the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.
“The Federal Government wishes to announce the cancellation of the Independence Anniversary parade, previously scheduled to mark the 65th Independence on Wednesday, 1st October. The cancellation is in no way a diminishment of the significance of this milestone anniversary,” the statement, signed by the Director of Information and Public Relations, Segun Imohiosen, read.
Speaking on Wednesday at the unveiling of the renovated Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and Creative Arts, formerly known as the National Arts Theatre in Lagos, Tinubu said he slept well after the parade’s cancellation.
The president said he had a pleasant evening at the inauguration of the renovated Centre funded and overseen by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in collaboration with the Bankers’ Committee.
The event, he said, broke what he called the monotony of the usual military parade on the independence day anniversary.
“I’m more than grateful for tonight. I enjoyed the evening.
“Happy 65th Independence Anniversary. This has broken the monotony of military march-past, parade and everything. By cancelling this programme, I was able to have a good sleep, have a nice breakfast and wait for this evening. And the evening is well spent,” he said to the hearing of the gathering.
