N’Assembly Names Library After Tinubu

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The management of the National Assembly has named its library after President Bola Tinubu.

The library, also called the Resource Centre, was inaugurated, yesterday, by the President  after he addressed a joint session of the National Assembly.

The library is to be known as “Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu Building.”

The President rounded off his visit to the National Assembly with inauguration of the library.

The construction started during the 9th Assembly under the chairmanship of Ahmad Lawan as Senate President and Femi Gbajabiamila as Speaker of the House of Representatives.

The library was almost completed before the 9th Assembly rounded off its legislation last June.

It was earlier scheduled for inauguration on December 16, 2023 as announced by Chairman, of the House of Representatives Committee on Legislative Library, Research and Documentation, Yusuf Galambi.

Galambi who represented Gwaram Federal Constituency, Jigawa State on the platform of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) commended the 9th Assembly for the initiative.

“The first phase of the library building is practically at the completion stage and will be commissioned on December 16, 2023, while the second phase, which has to do with equipping, furnishing and take-off is in view.” Mr Galambi said.

During the inauguration, the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, led Tinubu to the library for commissioning.

Vice-President Kashim Shettima and the Chief of Staff to the president, Femi Gbajabiamila were on the entourage of the president.