President Bola Tinubu will address a joint session of the National Assembly on Wednesday to commemorate 25 years of continuous democracy and legislative activity in Nigeria. The Clerk of the National Assembly, Sani Tambawal, announced in a statement on Monday.

Tambawal also noted that the president would commission the newly constructed library complex at the National Assembly. He stated, "This is to inform Distinguished Senators and Honourable Members that as part of the event to commemorate 25 years of unbroken democracy and Legislature in Nigeria, there will be a joint sitting of both the Senate and the House of Representatives on Wednesday, 29 May 2024. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR will address the joint sitting on the State of the Nation and commission the National Assembly Library. Distinguished Senators and Honourable Members are expected to be seated by 9 a.m."

Traditionally, addresses to the joint session of the National Assembly have been limited to the annual budget presentation. However, the 25-year milestone of uninterrupted democracy presents a significant occasion for broader celebration.

Nigeria returned to democracy on 29 May 1999, with the inauguration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo. This period marks the longest stretch of democratic governance since Nigeria's independence in 1960, free from military intervention. President Tinubu, who was a member of the short-lived Third National Assembly, was among those affected by the military takeover on 17 November 1993, when the Sani Abacha regime dissolved the legislature.