President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday, Dec. 18, jokingly declared that lawmakers in the 10th National Assembly were “all reelected” after he mistakenly referred to them as the 11th Assembly.
This happened during the president’s presentation of the 2025 budget to a joint session of the National Assembly.
After Tinubu mistakenly referred to the 10th Assembly as the 11th, he was corrected by some of the legislators, as seen in a now-viral video.
“In fulfilment of one of my constitutional duties and with an unyielding commitment to rebuilding Nigeria towards ensuring that we remain steadfast on a journey to a prosperous future, I hereby present the 2025 budget to the joint session of the 11th National Assembly,” Tinubu stated.
Following this, the legislators reminded the President that they were the 10th National Assembly.
“10th? I wrote 11th, which means you’re all re-elected,” the President responded jokingly.
