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Presidency Refutes Viral Report Of Plans To Change Nigeria Name
By Micheal Chukwuebuka
The Presidency has reacted to a viral fake report which claims President Bola Tinubu seeks to carry out constitutional amendments that will change Nigeria’s name to the United States of Nigeria and abolish Sharia Law in the Northern region as false in its entirety as the President has no such plan.
A statement by Bayo Onanuga Special Adviser to the President, Information & Strategy says the story, which cited anonymous sources, is part of the dubious plot by some desperate politicians to create dysfunction in the country, stir up a political crisis, and heat the polity ahead of the general elections.
It asks Nigerians to ignore the viral story in its entirety as the purveyors of the fake news are agents of destabilisation and merchants of disorder.
It adds, President Tinubu has no plan whatsoever to send any bill code-named Project True Federation to the National Assembly by December 15, a few weeks before the general election.
Under the Nigerian laws, it says, “constitutional changes and amendments are serious business that require legislative scrutiny, oversight and serious debate.
The process of amending the constitution is not at the President’s or the National Assembly’s whim. It is a task that requires a 2/3 majority in both chambers of the National Assembly and the concurrence of 24 State Houses of Assembly.
President Tinubu is focused on the arduous task of entrenching and deepening the economic reforms his administration has embarked upon.
He is focused on delivering more tangible dividends to Nigerians.
It warns Nigerians to be wary of consuming fake and divisive reports, which will proliferate as the nation begins political campaigns, a prelude to the general elections in January 2026.
